Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Toyota Highlander

Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
56
Fatal crashes
56
Deaths inside
31
Other deaths
32

Between 2020 and 2024, 56 vehicles described as 2004 Toyota Highlander were involved in 56 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 32 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 9
2021 13
2022 12
2023 13
2024 9

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 37%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 3
2021 7 9
2022 7 7
2023 6 8
2024 4 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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.8 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

63%

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

  • About 1.3 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 47%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Toyota Highlander Toyota Highlander Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.3% 12.0% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.6% 10.8% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 62.5% 47.3% 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 40
Cloudy 7
Rain 4
Snow 2
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
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Daylight 18
Dark - Lighted 14
Dusk 2
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
South Carolina 5
California 5
Texas 5
Indiana 4
Florida 4
Louisiana 3
Pennsylvania 3
Washington 3
Idaho 2
Maryland 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 3, 2022 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Aug 2, 2022 Washington County, Maryland 1
Jul 16, 2022 Boundary County, Idaho 1
Apr 9, 2022 Washington, Washington County, Utah 2
Apr 7, 2022 Inez, Martin County, Kentucky 1
Apr 3, 2022 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana 2
Apr 2, 2022 Largo, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Mar 14, 2022 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Feb 12, 2022 Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi 1
Dec 27, 2021 Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona 1
Nov 21, 2021 Volusia County, Florida 1
Nov 17, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Nov 16, 2021 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Nov 12, 2021 Linn County, Kansas 1
Sep 21, 2021 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
Sep 17, 2021 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Jun 22, 2021 Odessa, Ector County, Texas 4
Jun 10, 2021 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
May 23, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 20, 2021 Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana 1
May 9, 2021 Smith County, Texas 1
Jan 31, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 12, 2020 Brunswick County, North Carolina 1
Nov 8, 2020 King County, Washington 1
Sep 28, 2020 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1

Compare 2004 Toyota Highlander 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.