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
Oct 23, 2024 California City, Kern County, California 2
Oct 22, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Oct 21, 2024 Charles Mix County, South Dakota 1
Oct 21, 2024 Camden County, Missouri 1
Oct 21, 2024 Allegany County, Maryland 1
Oct 20, 2024 North Western, Oneida County, New York 1
Oct 20, 2024 Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Oct 19, 2024 Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 19, 2024 Horseheads, Chemung County, New York 1
Oct 18, 2024 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 18, 2024 Owen County, Kentucky 1
Oct 18, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Oct 17, 2024 Jackson County, Oregon 1
Oct 17, 2024 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Oct 17, 2024 San Joaquin County, California 2
Oct 16, 2024 Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont 1
Oct 16, 2024 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 15, 2024 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Oct 15, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Oct 14, 2024 Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Oct 14, 2024 Mesa County, Colorado 1
Oct 13, 2024 King County, Washington 2
Oct 13, 2024 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 2
Oct 12, 2024 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 2
Oct 12, 2024 McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois 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.