Fatal crash profile · Model
Toyota Highlander
Compared with Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,342
- Fatal crashes
- 1,334
- Deaths inside
- 551
- Other deaths
- 952
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,342 vehicles described as Toyota Highlander were involved in 1,334 fatal crashes in the United States. 551 people died inside these vehicles and 952 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 | 179 |
| 2021 | 264 |
| 2022 | 280 |
| 2023 | 284 |
| 2024 | 335 |
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
37%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Toyota: 49%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | 135 |
| 2021 | 109 | 184 |
| 2022 | 124 | 195 |
| 2023 | 114 | 204 |
| 2024 | 139 | 234 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Toyota Highlander | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 10.8% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 963 |
| Cloudy | 200 |
| Rain | 89 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 12 |
| Snow | 11 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 689 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 288 |
| Dark - Lighted | 280 |
| Dusk | 40 |
| Dawn | 19 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 147 |
| Texas | 127 |
| Florida | 106 |
| New York | 59 |
| Georgia | 57 |
| Pennsylvania | 44 |
| South Carolina | 42 |
| Washington | 40 |
| North Carolina | 39 |
| Kentucky | 36 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Toyota Highlander by model year
- 2023 25 crashes
- 2022 53 crashes
- 2021 89 crashes
- 2020 50 crashes
- 2019 132 crashes
- 2018 96 crashes
- 2017 71 crashes
- 2016 85 crashes
- 2015 76 crashes
- 2014 37 crashes
- 2013 84 crashes
- 2012 64 crashes
- 2011 38 crashes
- 2010 48 crashes
- 2009 27 crashes
- 2008 63 crashes
- 2007 38 crashes
- 2006 69 crashes
- 2005 38 crashes
- 2004 56 crashes
- 2003 47 crashes
- 2002 35 crashes
- 2001 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2024 | Machesney Park, Winnebago County, Illinois | I-90 E/B EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Iredell County, North Carolina | I-77 N | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Warren County, Kentucky | CR-GREENHILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | El Cajon, San Diego County, California | I-8 KUMEYAAY HWY | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-W SOUTHPORT RD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | MU-85902 INDIAN RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | E GREENWAY RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-255 HARDING PL | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Leesburg, Lake County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Plantation, Broward County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Commerce, Los Angeles County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | N SALINA ST | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-8 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | OAK ISLAND ST | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Renton, King County, Washington | SR-515 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Blanco County, Texas | US-281 | 2 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee | SR-456 PAINT ROCK RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-155 TAYLORSVILLE LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Chino, San Bernardino County, California | SR-60 POMONA FWY | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Brown County, Minnesota | CR-20 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Madison County, Tennessee | US-412 SR-20 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut | TS-1094 W MAIN ST NO 1 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | FM 2920 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Tamarac, Broward County, Florida | SOUTHGATE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-JEFFERSON ST | 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.