Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Toyota Corolla

Compared with Toyota Corolla · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
167
Fatal crashes
167
Deaths inside
137
Other deaths
64

Between 2020 and 2024, 167 vehicles described as 2005 Toyota Corolla were involved in 167 fatal crashes in the United States. 137 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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 34
2021 37
2022 35
2023 29
2024 32

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

68%

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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 30 11
2021 32 13
2022 29 12
2023 19 13
2024 27 15

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 80 percent of the share for Toyota Corolla: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About three-quarters of 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 2005 Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.2% 15.6% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.2% 16.1% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 47.3% 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 117
Cloudy 23
Rain 18
Severe Crosswinds 1
Snow 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 91
Dark - Lighted 40
Dark - Not Lighted 31
Dawn 3
Dusk 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 24
Texas 13
Florida 13
Arizona 7
Georgia 7
Louisiana 7
Pennsylvania 7
Maryland 6
Missouri 6
South Carolina 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 8, 2024 Morgan County, Alabama 1
Feb 27, 2024 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts 1
Feb 20, 2024 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 3
Feb 15, 2024 Licking County, Ohio 1
Feb 6, 2024 Moab, Grand County, Utah 2
Jan 6, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 1, 2024 Curry County, Oregon 1
Dec 28, 2023 Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 27, 2023 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 10, 2023 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2023 Payne County, Oklahoma 3
Oct 13, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 10, 2023 Augusta County, Virginia 1
Oct 1, 2023 Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Oct 1, 2023 Payne County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 29, 2023 Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia 1
Sep 23, 2023 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Sep 4, 2023 Washington County, Iowa 1
Aug 24, 2023 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Aug 5, 2023 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 24, 2023 Barstow, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 23, 2023 Webster, Harris County, Texas 1
Jul 10, 2023 Hardin County, Kentucky 2
Jul 4, 2023 Itawamba County, Mississippi 1
May 12, 2023 Frederick County, Maryland 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.