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
Jan 17, 2021 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 1
Jan 16, 2021 Douglas County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 16, 2021 Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California 1
Jan 15, 2021 Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Jan 15, 2021 Tunnelton, Preston County, West Virginia 1
Jan 15, 2021 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Jan 15, 2021 Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey 1
Jan 15, 2021 Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 15, 2021 Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Cowlitz County, Washington 1
Jan 14, 2021 West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Jan 13, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 13, 2021 Marana, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jan 12, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Jan 12, 2021 Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey 2
Jan 11, 2021 Washington County, Mississippi 1
Jan 10, 2021 Jane Lew, Lewis County, West Virginia 2
Jan 10, 2021 Flathead County, Montana 1
Jan 10, 2021 Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona 1
Jan 9, 2021 Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 8, 2021 Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 8, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jan 8, 2021 Martinez, Contra Costa County, California 1
Jan 7, 2021 Adams County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 6, 2021 Spokane County, Washington 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.