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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2020 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon | CR-NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Aurora, Adams County, Colorado | I-70 RAMP B | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | San Diego County, California | I-5 SAN DIEGO FWY | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Goose Creek, Berkeley County, South Carolina | US-176 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Green River, Emery County, Utah | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Cherokee County, North Carolina | SSR-1428 AIRPORT RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | SR-1 SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Wicomico County, Maryland | US-13 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | El Dorado County, California | US-50 RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | El Dorado County, California | WENTWORTH SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Auburn, Lee County, Alabama | SR-14 W | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Bay County, Florida | CR-747 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Madera County, California | ROAD 200 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | SHELL POINT RD | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Fremont County, Wyoming | SR-137 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Orange, Orange County, Texas | I-10 | 3 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Redding, Shasta County, California | LAKE BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Medford, Jackson County, Oregon | I-5 RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-3106 BRIEF RD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Lakeland, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-31/64 SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-882 FOREST HILL BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | South Daytona, Volusia County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | CR-3 WELLWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | US-69/SE 14TH ST | 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.