Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota Corolla

Compared with Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
4,088
Fatal crashes
4,053
Deaths inside
2,602
Other deaths
1,987

Between 2020 and 2024, 4,088 vehicles described as Toyota Corolla were involved in 4,053 fatal crashes in the United States. 2,602 people died inside these vehicles and 1,987 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 742
2021 867
2022 880
2023 806
2024 793

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

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 462 348
2021 531 448
2022 598 403
2023 514 390
2024 497 398

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: 15%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

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%

53%

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 Corolla Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 15.6% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 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 2,977
Cloudy 512
Rain 319
Fog, Smog, Smoke 51
Snow 23

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 1,832
Dark - Lighted 1,034
Dark - Not Lighted 963
Dawn 91
Dusk 82

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 669
Florida 568
Texas 418
Georgia 171
North Carolina 149
Arizona 105
Illinois 100
Tennessee 100
South Carolina 99
Pennsylvania 98

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Toyota Corolla 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
Dec 27, 2020 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 26, 2020 Alamance County, North Carolina 1
Dec 26, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Dec 25, 2020 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Dec 25, 2020 Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia 1
Dec 25, 2020 Redlands, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 24, 2020 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Dec 24, 2020 St. Bernard, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Dec 24, 2020 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Dec 24, 2020 Sacramento County, California 2
Dec 21, 2020 Hayward, Alameda County, California 1
Dec 20, 2020 Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Dec 19, 2020 Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota 1
Dec 19, 2020 Clay County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 18, 2020 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Dec 18, 2020 Mille Lacs County, Minnesota 1
Dec 18, 2020 Newton County, Georgia 1
Dec 18, 2020 Butts County, Georgia 3
Dec 18, 2020 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Dec 17, 2020 Lake County, California 1
Dec 17, 2020 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 16, 2020 Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah 1
Dec 16, 2020 Lee County, Georgia 1
Dec 16, 2020 Riverbank, Stanislaus County, California 1

Compare Toyota Corolla 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.