Fatal crash profile · Model year

2023 Toyota Highlander

Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2023–2024
25
Fatal crashes
25
Deaths inside
8
Other deaths
19

Between 2023 and 2024, 25 vehicles described as 2023 Toyota Highlander were involved in 25 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 19 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
2023 3
2024 22

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

30%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2023 0 3
2024 8 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

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 5 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

4%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 35 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
  • About one-quarter of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2023 Toyota Highlander Toyota Highlander Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 0.0% 12.0% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 4.0% 10.8% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 52.0% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 21
Cloudy 2
Rain 2

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 10
Dark - Lighted 8
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dawn 2

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 5
New York 3
Florida 3
Tennessee 2
Oregon 2
Texas 2
Indiana 2
Colorado 1
North Carolina 1
Missouri 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 1, 2024 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska 2
Nov 6, 2024 Escambia County, Florida 1
Oct 13, 2024 Des Peres, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Oct 7, 2024 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Oct 4, 2024 Imperial County, California 2
Sep 27, 2024 Temecula, Riverside County, California 1
Sep 25, 2024 Volney, Oswego County, New York 1
Aug 28, 2024 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Aug 18, 2024 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Aug 8, 2024 Reeves County, Texas 1
Jul 29, 2024 McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon 1
Jul 16, 2024 Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jun 29, 2024 Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Jun 10, 2024 Queens County, New York 1
May 29, 2024 New York City, New York County, New York 1
May 17, 2024 Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
May 12, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Mar 27, 2024 Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana 1
Mar 23, 2024 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Jan 24, 2024 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jan 7, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 4, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 26, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 6, 2023 Columbus County, North Carolina 1
Jun 30, 2023 Kern County, California 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.