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
Oct 17, 2024 Newark, New Castle County, Delaware 1
Oct 16, 2024 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 6, 2024 Marion County, Indiana 1
Oct 4, 2024 Darlington County, South Carolina 2
Oct 4, 2024 Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky 1
Oct 2, 2024 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Sep 26, 2024 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
Sep 26, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Sep 19, 2024 Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Sep 17, 2024 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Sep 16, 2024 Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Sep 12, 2024 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2024 Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee 1
Sep 6, 2024 Blount County, Alabama 1
Aug 26, 2024 Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota 1
Aug 23, 2024 Littleville, Colbert County, Alabama 1
Aug 22, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Aug 22, 2024 Kern County, California 1
Aug 21, 2024 Stafford County, Virginia 1
Aug 21, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Aug 17, 2024 Fresno County, California 1
Aug 15, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 15, 2024 Glenview, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 12, 2024 Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee 1
Aug 12, 2024 Greene County, Alabama 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.