Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota Avalon

Compared with Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
829
Fatal crashes
825
Deaths inside
562
Other deaths
372

Between 2020 and 2024, 829 vehicles described as Toyota Avalon were involved in 825 fatal crashes in the United States. 562 people died inside these vehicles and 372 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 186
2021 178
2022 164
2023 143
2024 158

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 131 75
2021 129 68
2022 113 71
2023 84 82
2024 105 76

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About the same as 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 Avalon Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 49.2% 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 585
Cloudy 102
Rain 63
Fog, Smog, Smoke 16
Snow 7

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 401
Dark - Not Lighted 210
Dark - Lighted 161
Dusk 20
Dawn 18

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 108
Texas 70
Florida 67
North Carolina 55
South Carolina 34
Arizona 32
Alabama 30
Illinois 29
Tennessee 29
Georgia 27

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Toyota Avalon 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
Dec 31, 2024 Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina 1
Dec 28, 2024 Upper Allen, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 28, 2024 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Dec 26, 2024 Lake County, Oregon 1
Dec 25, 2024 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 2
Dec 20, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 19, 2024 Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Dec 18, 2024 Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama 1
Dec 17, 2024 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 2
Dec 16, 2024 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 14, 2024 Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Dec 14, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Dec 13, 2024 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Dec 13, 2024 Sumter County, Florida 1
Dec 10, 2024 Sonoma County, California 1
Dec 8, 2024 Jackson, Butts County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2024 Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2024 Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida 1
Dec 7, 2024 Old Brookville, Nassau County, New York 1
Dec 7, 2024 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 4, 2024 Bogart, Oconee County, Georgia 1
Nov 26, 2024 Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia 1
Nov 24, 2024 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
Nov 23, 2024 Lyon County, Nevada 1
Nov 22, 2024 McDonough, Henry County, Georgia 1

Compare Toyota Avalon 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.