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
Dec 24, 2020	Murrieta, Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Dec 20, 2020	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	RIVER RD	1
Dec 1, 2020	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	SR-31	2
Nov 11, 2020	Houston, Harris County, Texas	AIRPORT BLVD	1
Nov 4, 2020	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	LOOP 410 ACCESS RD	1
Sep 25, 2020	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado	N ACADEMY BLVD	1
Sep 25, 2020	Riverside, Riverside County, California	PEDLEY RD	2
Sep 20, 2020	Cooper City, Broward County, Florida	SR-818	1
Sep 13, 2020	Head of Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts	SR-6 STATE RD	1
Aug 30, 2020	Alpine, Utah County, Utah	MAIN STREET	1
Aug 20, 2020	San Diego County, California	SR-76	1
Aug 19, 2020	San Diego, San Diego County, California	N HARBOR DR	1
Aug 2, 2020	Mills County, Iowa	SR-370/CR-H10/BUNGE AVE	2
Jul 23, 2020	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	GOLFLINKS RD	1
Jul 7, 2020	Plantation, Broward County, Florida	SR-838	1
Jun 9, 2020	Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont	SR-12	1
May 27, 2020	Fulton, Oswego County, New York	SR-48	1
Apr 14, 2020	Licking County, Ohio	HANSON ST	1
Feb 23, 2020	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut	SR-17	1
Jan 31, 2020	San Diego County, California	HARMONY GROVE RD	1
Jan 5, 2020	Bell County, Texas	FM 1123	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.