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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

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
Mar 22, 2023 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Mar 20, 2023 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Mar 18, 2023 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 18, 2023 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 17, 2023 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Mar 16, 2023 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Mar 12, 2023 Halifax County, North Carolina 1
Mar 9, 2023 Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Mar 7, 2023 Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Mar 6, 2023 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 1
Mar 4, 2023 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Mar 1, 2023 Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Feb 24, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 24, 2023 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 1
Feb 23, 2023 Caswell County, North Carolina 1
Feb 23, 2023 North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Feb 23, 2023 Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi 1
Feb 22, 2023 Del Norte County, California 1
Feb 21, 2023 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Feb 19, 2023 Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Feb 18, 2023 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Feb 17, 2023 Flagler County, Florida 1
Feb 17, 2023 San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California 1
Feb 16, 2023 Riverside, Platte County, Missouri 1
Feb 15, 2023 Harris County, Texas 2

Compare Toyota 4-Runner with another vehicle

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.