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
Sep 5, 2023 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 5, 2023 Butte County, California 1
Sep 4, 2023 Nelson County, Virginia 1
Sep 4, 2023 Bridgewater, Grafton County, New Hampshire 1
Sep 3, 2023 Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Sep 3, 2023 Bolton, Warren County, New York 1
Sep 3, 2023 Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 2, 2023 Linn County, Oregon 1
Sep 2, 2023 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Sep 1, 2023 Stevens County, Washington 1
Sep 1, 2023 Columbia County, Oregon 1
Sep 1, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 1, 2023 Fort McDowell, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Aug 31, 2023 Curry County, Oregon 1
Aug 30, 2023 Spotsylvania County, Virginia 1
Aug 30, 2023 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Aug 30, 2023 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Aug 28, 2023 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Aug 28, 2023 Columbia County, Oregon 1
Aug 28, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Aug 28, 2023 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Aug 28, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 27, 2023 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 26, 2023 Jerome County, Idaho 2
Aug 25, 2023 Barry County, Missouri 2

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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.