Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru WRX

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 171
Fatal crashes: 171
Deaths inside: 113
Other deaths: 89

Between 2020 and 2024, 171 vehicles described as Subaru WRX were involved in 171 fatal crashes in the United States. 113 people died inside these vehicles and 89 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	22
2021	31
2022	43
2023	36
2024	39

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for Subaru: 49%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	16	9
2021	17	17
2022	29	25
2023	25	18
2024	26	20

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

37%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About double the share for Subaru: 16%
About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for Subaru: 16%
About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

68%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 1.5 times the share for Subaru: 44%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Subaru WRX	Subaru	All vehicles
Driver speeding	37.4%	16.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	33.9%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	67.8%	43.8%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	119
Cloudy	26
Rain	12
Fog, Smog, Smoke	6
Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted	54
Daylight	53
Dark - Not Lighted	52
Dawn	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	31
Florida	14
New York	12
Texas	9
Pennsylvania	9
Oregon	8
Colorado	5
Arizona	5
Ohio	5
Iowa	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Subaru WRX by model year

2022 10 crashes
2020 21 crashes
2019 18 crashes
2018 25 crashes
2017 26 crashes
2016 30 crashes
2015 25 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jun 25, 2022	Monterey County, California	US-101	1
Jun 21, 2022	Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington	N PACIFIC AVE	1
Jun 19, 2022	Clinton County, Indiana	I-65	1
Jun 12, 2022	Chester, Windsor County, Vermont	SR-10	1
May 26, 2022	East Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts	SR-3A BOSTON RD	1
May 26, 2022	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California	I-710 LONG BEACH FWY	1
May 24, 2022	Cook County, Illinois	I-294	1
May 21, 2022	Scott County, Iowa	US-67/GREAT RIVER RD	1
May 19, 2022	Sullivan County, Tennessee	SR-126 MEMORIAL BLVD	1
May 11, 2022	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	2
May 5, 2022	Loudoun County, Virginia	CR-901	1
May 5, 2022	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana	US-30	1
May 4, 2022	Otero County, New Mexico	US-54	1
May 1, 2022	Cassia County, Idaho	100 WEST RD	1
Apr 25, 2022	San Diego, San Diego County, California	N TORREY PINES RD	2
Apr 5, 2022	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia	CS-063607 / EAST 39TH ST	1
Feb 25, 2022	Gloucester County, New Jersey	SR-42	1
Feb 10, 2022	La Plata County, Colorado	SR-172	1
Dec 24, 2021	Granville County, North Carolina	US-15	1
Dec 11, 2021	Buda, Hays County, Texas	I-35 SV RD	1
Dec 8, 2021	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	SR-56 MIKE PADGETT HWY	1
Dec 4, 2021	Tillamook County, Oregon	SR-6 ODOT 37	1
Dec 3, 2021	Madera County, California	SR-152	1
Nov 26, 2021	Mayes County, Oklahoma	SR-82	1
Nov 26, 2021	Sussex County, Delaware	SYCAMORE RD	1

Compare Subaru WRX with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.