Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Toyota Highlander
Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 96
- Fatal crashes
- 96
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 75
Between 2020 and 2024, 96 vehicles described as 2018 Toyota Highlander were involved in 96 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 75 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 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 26 |
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
31%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 37%
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 | 17 |
| 2023 | 5 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 16 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
- About half the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
- About 40 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Toyota Highlander: 47%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Toyota Highlander | Toyota Highlander | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.3% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 6.3% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 49.0% | 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 | 65 |
| Cloudy | 19 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 50 |
| Dark - Lighted | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
| Texas | 9 |
| New York | 7 |
| New Jersey | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Virginia | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2024 | Chino, San Bernardino County, California | SR-60 POMONA FWY | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Walton, Boone County, Kentucky | I-75 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Marion County, Oregon | SR-99E ODOT 81 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Cleveland, White County, Georgia | SR-115 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Pope County, Illinois | SR-145 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama | SR-13 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Darlington County, South Carolina | US-15 S FIFTH STREET | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts | BARTLETT ST | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Calvert County, Maryland | SR-231 HALLOWING POINT RD | 1 |
| May 30, 2023 | Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio | US-42 READING RD | 1 |
| May 23, 2023 | Ocean, Monmouth County, New Jersey | NONE | 1 |
| May 21, 2023 | Amador County, California | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Carroll County, Maryland | SR-26 LIBERTY RD | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Bailey County, Texas | SR-214 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Monroe County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas | US-80 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-405 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | San Marcos, Hays County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Fairfax County, Virginia | I-495 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Fairfax County, Virginia | I-95/RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Rock County, Wisconsin | US-14 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Pima County, Arizona | E RIVER RD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | I-93 | 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.