Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Toyota Celica
Compared with Toyota Celica · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 3
Between 2021 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2002 Toyota Celica were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
81%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Toyota Celica: 78%
- About 1.6 times the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 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
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Toyota Celica: 25%
- About 1.5 times the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
46%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Toyota Celica: 32%
- About 3 times the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Toyota Celica: 48%
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 50%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Toyota Celica | Toyota Celica | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 23.1% | 25.3% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 46.2% | 32.2% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.8% | 48.3% | 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 | 11 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| New York | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | SSR-1727 CAMERON LANGSTON RD | 1 |
| May 7, 2024 | Los Angeles County, California | ATLANTIC BLVD | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Sussex County, Delaware | PARKER RD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey | NORTH 22ND ST | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Islip, Suffolk County, New York | SR-27 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Tulare, Tulare County, California | CARTMILL AVE | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Cullman County, Alabama | CR-1435 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Lake County, Illinois | SR-173 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Gaston County, North Carolina | US-321 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, New York | CR-72 W YORKSHIRE RD | 2 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Prince George County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina | SR-5 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.