Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Toyota Avalon
Compared with Toyota Avalon · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2017 Toyota Avalon were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
29%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for Toyota Avalon: 60%
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Toyota Avalon: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Toyota Avalon: 17%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
62%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Toyota Avalon: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 50%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Toyota Avalon | Toyota Avalon | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 20.5% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.4% | 17.2% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.5% | 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 | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | San Marcos, Hays County, Texas | I35 FRONTAGE | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Glenview, Cook County, Illinois | SR- 21 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Barstow, San Bernardino County, California | W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Rowan County, North Carolina | SR-150 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | D'Iberville, Harrison County, Mississippi | MU-LAMEY BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Gibson County, Indiana | CR-OLD US-41 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Morgan County, Colorado | I-76 | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Santa Ana Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico | US-550 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Cherokee County, Kansas | US-166 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | ILLINOIS RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Ocean County, New Jersey | CR-39II MULE RD | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Sandy River Plantation, Franklin County, Maine | SR-4 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas | 138TH 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.