Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Toyota Avalon
Compared with Toyota Avalon · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2012 Toyota Avalon were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Avalon: 60%
- About 1.4 times the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Avalon: 21%
- About 1.7 times the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About half the share for Toyota Avalon: 17%
- About half the share for Toyota: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
17%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for Toyota Avalon: 49%
- About one-third of the share for Toyota: 50%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Toyota Avalon | Toyota Avalon | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 25.0% | 20.5% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 8.3% | 17.2% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 16.7% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| California | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 | Haywood County, North Carolina | SR-209 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee | US-31 SR-7 S 1ST ST | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Laurens County, South Carolina | SR-46 OLD MILTON RD | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama | US-278 SR-74 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Loudoun County, Virginia | CR-2893 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | BOTHAM JEAN BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine | SR-196 | 1 |
| May 19, 2021 | Cedar County, Iowa | SR-38 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Menifee, Riverside County, California | GOETZ RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Lincoln County, South Dakota | SR-115 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina | US-117 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | N MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD | 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.