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
Nov 24, 2024 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 22, 2024 Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia 1
Nov 21, 2024 Howard County, Maryland 1
Nov 20, 2024 Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 17, 2024 Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 16, 2024 Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas 1
Nov 14, 2024 Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 12, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Nov 11, 2024 Torrance, Los Angeles County, California 2
Nov 10, 2024 Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 8, 2024 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Nov 7, 2024 Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Nov 4, 2024 Porter County, Indiana 1
Nov 3, 2024 Richland Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 2, 2024 Cleburne County, Alabama 1
Nov 1, 2024 Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 31, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 29, 2024 Barnes County, North Dakota 1
Oct 28, 2024 Grenada County, Mississippi 1
Oct 28, 2024 Twin Falls County, Idaho 2
Oct 26, 2024 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 25, 2024 Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee 1
Oct 25, 2024 St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Oct 25, 2024 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Oct 24, 2024 Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada 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.