Fatal crash profile · Make

Subaru

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,505
Fatal crashes
3,446
Deaths inside
1,910
Other deaths
2,008

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,505 vehicles described as Subaru were involved in 3,446 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,910 people died inside these vehicles and 2,008 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 543
2021 704
2022 728
2023 748
2024 782

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 300 295
2021 388 406
2022 389 433
2023 397 433
2024 436 441

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Subaru All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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 2,418
Cloudy 464
Rain 262
Snow 49
Fog, Smog, Smoke 43

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 1,908
Dark - Not Lighted 760
Dark - Lighted 604
Dusk 88
Dawn 51

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 363
Pennsylvania 238
New York 209
Colorado 202
Washington 176
Florida 160
Oregon 134
Texas 129
North Carolina 116
Ohio 101

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Subaru models

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 26, 2021 York County, South Carolina 1
Feb 26, 2021 Trumbull County, Ohio 1
Feb 25, 2021 St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri 1
Feb 25, 2021 Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Feb 24, 2021 Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 24, 2021 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Feb 22, 2021 Davie, Broward County, Florida 1
Feb 21, 2021 Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2
Feb 21, 2021 Grand County, Colorado 1
Feb 20, 2021 Washington County, Tennessee 1
Feb 19, 2021 Boulder County, Colorado 1
Feb 16, 2021 New York City, Richmond County, New York 2
Feb 15, 2021 Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 15, 2021 Marshall County, Indiana 1
Feb 14, 2021 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Feb 14, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 13, 2021 Thornton, Adams County, Colorado 1
Feb 12, 2021 Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia 3
Feb 12, 2021 Chisago County, Minnesota 3
Feb 11, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 6
Feb 10, 2021 Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Feb 8, 2021 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 8, 2021 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Feb 8, 2021 Turlock, Stanislaus County, California 1
Feb 7, 2021 Roanoke County, Virginia 1

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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.