Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Toyota Corolla

Compared with Toyota Corolla · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
126
Fatal crashes
126
Deaths inside
97
Other deaths
43

Between 2020 and 2024, 126 vehicles described as 2004 Toyota Corolla were involved in 126 fatal crashes in the United States. 97 people died inside these vehicles and 43 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 20
2021 22
2022 36
2023 22
2024 26

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

69%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Corolla: 57%
  • About 1.4 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 16 7
2021 16 6
2022 30 10
2023 14 10
2024 21 10

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About 90 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 2004 Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 11.9% 15.6% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.6% 16.1% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 46.8% 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 96
Cloudy 19
Rain 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 66
Dark - Lighted 30
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3
Dawn 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 30
Texas 10
Wisconsin 9
Florida 9
North Carolina 6
Alabama 5
Washington 5
New Jersey 5
Illinois 3
Tennessee 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 22, 2022 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Mar 19, 2022 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Mar 10, 2022 Talladega County, Alabama 1
Mar 6, 2022 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Mar 5, 2022 Hawkins County, Tennessee 1
Feb 8, 2022 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 1
Jan 18, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jan 4, 2022 Jones County, Iowa 1
Jan 2, 2022 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Dec 14, 2021 Okaloosa County, Florida 1
Nov 30, 2021 Bulloch County, Georgia 1
Nov 7, 2021 Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 21, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Sep 26, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Sep 21, 2021 Hernando County, Florida 1
Aug 26, 2021 Jasper, Walker County, Alabama 1
Jul 8, 2021 Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1
Jul 7, 2021 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 1
Jul 2, 2021 Winston County, Alabama 1
Jun 26, 2021 Sussex County, Delaware 1
May 19, 2021 Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
May 13, 2021 Coatesville, Hendricks County, Indiana 1
May 1, 2021 Bonner County, Idaho 1
Apr 21, 2021 Bell County, Texas 1
Apr 19, 2021 Richmond, Richmond city, 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.