Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Toyota Highlander
Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 38
- Fatal crashes
- 38
- Deaths inside
- 24
- Other deaths
- 26
Between 2020 and 2024, 38 vehicles described as 2005 Toyota Highlander were involved in 38 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 26 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
48%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
- About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
42%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 47%
- About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 50%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Toyota Highlander | Toyota Highlander | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.5% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.8% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.1% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 31 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | Auburn, King County, Washington | MU-8TH ST NE | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-163 OFF-RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina | SR-9 LANCASTER HWY | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | Yuba County, California | SR-70 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado | US-6 W 6TH AVE FREEWAY | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Island County, Washington | CR-E CRESCENT HARBOR RD | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | Tuolumne County, California | BONDS FLAT RD | 4 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | New York City, Queens County, New York | CLEARVIEW EXPY | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SR-6 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California | BARTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | TS-ZION ST NO 1 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky | SR-3240 E 9TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Van Buren County, Michigan | SR-40 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Ozark, Dale County, Alabama | US-231 SR-53 | 2 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Craighead County, Arkansas | US-63 | 4 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | McDowell County, North Carolina | US-64 | 3 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Escambia County, Florida | SR-292 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Holden, Penobscot County, Maine | US-1A MAIN RD | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SR-73 COTTMAN AVE | 2 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas | US-69 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Cass County, Missouri | I-49 | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Garnet, Riverside County, California | FARRELL DR | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Madison County, Ohio | US-42 LONDON DELAWARE RD | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95N | 1 |
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.