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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Explore
Toyota Avalon by model year
- 2021 12 crashes
- 2020 12 crashes
- 2019 13 crashes
- 2018 13 crashes
- 2017 13 crashes
- 2016 25 crashes
- 2015 41 crashes
- 2014 32 crashes
- 2013 45 crashes
- 2012 12 crashes
- 2011 34 crashes
- 2010 16 crashes
- 2009 16 crashes
- 2008 38 crashes
- 2007 51 crashes
- 2006 75 crashes
- 2005 43 crashes
- 2004 43 crashes
- 2003 50 crashes
- 2002 43 crashes
- 2001 48 crashes
- 2000 47 crashes
- 1999 29 crashes
- 1998 25 crashes
- 1997 23 crashes
- 1996 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2021 | Sacramento County, California | HILLSDALE BL | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee | US-127 SR-28 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | TENNEHA AVE | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | SR-1039 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | GILLESPIE ST | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | San Luis Obispo County, California | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | CR-505 MOUND ST | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Oconee County, South Carolina | SR-130 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | COIT RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Absecon, Atlantic County, New Jersey | CR-585 S SHORE RD | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Adamsville, Jefferson County, Alabama | CR-MINOR PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Azusa, Los Angeles County, California | AZUSA AVE | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | BRIMHALL RD | 3 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W UNION HILLS DR | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Ulysses, Grant County, Kansas | US-160 | 2 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Newark, Licking County, Ohio | LONDONDALE PK | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SR-24 E W T HARRIS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Elmore County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | US-92 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Lee County, Florida | ESTERO PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-30-23 | 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.