Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Toyota Corolla

Compared with Toyota Corolla · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
153
Fatal crashes
153
Deaths inside
123
Other deaths
45

Between 2020 and 2024, 153 vehicles described as 2003 Toyota Corolla were involved in 153 fatal crashes in the United States. 123 people died inside these vehicles and 45 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 26
2021 37
2022 34
2023 28
2024 28

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

73%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota Corolla: 57%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 12
2021 29 13
2022 30 9
2023 26 6
2024 24 5

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota Corolla: 53%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.1% 15.6% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.6% 16.1% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 45.8% 52.6% 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 114
Cloudy 22
Rain 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 1

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 80
Dark - Lighted 34
Dark - Not Lighted 34
Dawn 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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 37
Florida 19
Georgia 7
Arizona 7
Texas 6
Ohio 5
New York 5
Virginia 4
Tennessee 4
Massachusetts 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 11, 2022 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 1, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jun 25, 2022 Martinez, Contra Costa County, California 1
Jun 17, 2022 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
May 29, 2022 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 2
Apr 30, 2022 Glorieta, Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
Apr 26, 2022 Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia 1
Apr 1, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 1, 2022 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Mar 28, 2022 King County, Washington 1
Mar 11, 2022 Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Mar 8, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 5, 2022 Deland, Volusia County, Florida 2
Feb 19, 2022 Alachua County, Florida 1
Jan 8, 2022 Nash County, North Carolina 1
Dec 26, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2021 Temecula, Riverside County, California 1
Nov 29, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Nov 18, 2021 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Nov 11, 2021 Wise County, Texas 1
Oct 26, 2021 Sonoma County, California 1
Oct 24, 2021 Charles City County, Virginia 1
Oct 20, 2021 Yuma County, Arizona 1
Oct 17, 2021 Portage County, Ohio 1
Oct 13, 2021 Albemarle County, Virginia 1

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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.