Fatal crash profile · Model
Toyota 4-Runner
Compared with Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,387
- Fatal crashes
- 1,383
- Deaths inside
- 732
- Other deaths
- 801
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,387 vehicles described as Toyota 4-Runner were involved in 1,383 fatal crashes in the United States. 732 people died inside these vehicles and 801 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 237 |
| 2021 | 269 |
| 2022 | 364 |
| 2023 | 259 |
| 2024 | 258 |
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
48%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 135 | 124 |
| 2021 | 148 | 153 |
| 2022 | 190 | 204 |
| 2023 | 128 | 158 |
| 2024 | 131 | 162 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Toyota 4-Runner | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.8% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.1% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.5% | 50.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,004 |
| Cloudy | 172 |
| Rain | 114 |
| Snow | 17 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 12 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 686 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 358 |
| Dark - Lighted | 242 |
| Dusk | 42 |
| Dawn | 39 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 183 |
| Texas | 137 |
| Florida | 123 |
| Georgia | 68 |
| Tennessee | 66 |
| North Carolina | 61 |
| Alabama | 59 |
| Colorado | 50 |
| Louisiana | 40 |
| South Carolina | 39 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Toyota 4-Runner by model year
- 2023 21 crashes
- 2022 32 crashes
- 2021 65 crashes
- 2020 54 crashes
- 2019 61 crashes
- 2018 65 crashes
- 2017 44 crashes
- 2016 76 crashes
- 2015 39 crashes
- 2014 36 crashes
- 2013 27 crashes
- 2012 18 crashes
- 2011 28 crashes
- 2010 17 crashes
- 2008 23 crashes
- 2007 46 crashes
- 2006 43 crashes
- 2005 63 crashes
- 2004 68 crashes
- 2003 53 crashes
- 2002 47 crashes
- 2001 56 crashes
- 2000 80 crashes
- 1999 87 crashes
- 1998 74 crashes
- 1997 68 crashes
- 1996 36 crashes
- 1995 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2023 | Butte County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Comal County, Texas | SR-46 | 2 |
| May 24, 2023 | Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas | US-287R BUS | 1 |
| May 22, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 S MOUNTAIN FWY | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Norway, Oxford County, Maine | SR-117 LAKE ROAD | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Douglas County, Washington | US-2 | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 800 S | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Tuba City, Coconino County, Arizona | US-160 | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Gallatin County, Montana | US-191 GALLATIN RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida | CR-540 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | San Mateo County, California | SR-35 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W INDIAN SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Randolph County, North Carolina | SSR-2498 CLARK AVE | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Mena, Polk County, Arkansas | US-71 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | MU-BATTLEFIELD RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Highlands County, Florida | SR-70 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-269 | 1 |
| May 2, 2023 | Winona County, Minnesota | I-90 | 1 |
| May 1, 2023 | St. Johns County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Duplin County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | St. Landry Parish, Louisiana | US-190 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Orange County, Florida | MU-DEAN RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Brevard County, Florida | A MAX BREWER PKWY | 1 |
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.