Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Toyota Highlander
Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 64
- Fatal crashes
- 64
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 34
Between 2020 and 2024, 64 vehicles described as 2012 Toyota Highlander were involved in 64 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 34 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 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 |
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
- About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
- About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
55%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Toyota Highlander: 47%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Toyota Highlander | Toyota Highlander | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.5% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 12.5% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 54.7% | 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 | 47 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 28 |
| Dark - Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7 |
| California | 7 |
| New York | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Nevada | 3 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2023 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | MU-HARRIS BRANCH PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky | SR-1012 BOY SCOUT RD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida | N MONROE ST | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida | N CLYDE MORRIS BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | South River, Middlesex County, New Jersey | VIRGINIA ST | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Adams County, Colorado | CR-RIVERDALE RD | 3 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia | MU-9476 MOUNTAIN INDUSTL BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | San Bruno, San Mateo County, California | SAN BRUNO AVE | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana | STATE ST | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Garland, Dallas County, Texas | I-635/LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-60 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts | SR-106 CHAUNCY ST | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Hamburg, Erie County, New York | CR-204 MCKINLEY PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Chicago Ridge, Cook County, Illinois | SR-43 S HARLEM AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Lexington County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Kearney, Clay County, Missouri | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Wilson County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | McHenry County, Illinois | OBRIEN RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Jefferson County, Illinois | I-64 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Crosby County, Texas | FM 651 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | N MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | West Sacramento, Yolo County, California | SUNSET AVE | 1 |
| May 4, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | AIRWAYS BLVD | 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.