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
May 20, 2022 Cullman County, Alabama 1
May 19, 2022 Travis County, Texas 1
May 19, 2022 Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
May 18, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 18, 2022 Pinellas County, Florida 1
May 18, 2022 El Cajon, San Diego County, California 1
May 17, 2022 Granville County, North Carolina 2
May 17, 2022 Lloyd, Ulster County, New York 1
May 17, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
May 17, 2022 Montclair, San Bernardino County, California 1
May 15, 2022 Midland, Midland County, Michigan 1
May 14, 2022 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
May 14, 2022 Mt Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee 1
May 14, 2022 Stanislaus County, California 1
May 14, 2022 Stanislaus County, California 1
May 14, 2022 Limestone County, Alabama 1
May 13, 2022 Rockport, Aransas County, Texas 1
May 13, 2022 Minnehaha County, South Dakota 2
May 12, 2022 King County, Washington 1
May 12, 2022 Alexandria, Alexandria city, Virginia 2
May 10, 2022 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
May 9, 2022 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
May 9, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 8, 2022 Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont 1
May 8, 2022 Orange City, Volusia County, Florida 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.