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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2023 | Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York | SR-109 FULTON ST | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | New City, Rockland County, New York | SR-304 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Graham County, North Carolina | SSR-1147 THUNDERBIRD MTN RD | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia | US-23 SR-13 BUFORD HWY | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Pewee Valley, Oldham County, Kentucky | SR-146 LAGRANGE RD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Lake County, California | SR-29 LOWER LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin | US-151 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SSR-4011 BABCOCK BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky | SR-1012 BOY SCOUT RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia | SR-17 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas | US-80 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Burke County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | MU-CRAYCROFT RD | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California | 26TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Lee County, South Carolina | SR-14 KELLY BRIDGE RD E | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | San Mateo County, California | SR-35 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Sarasota County, Florida | SR-TAMIAMI TRL S | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Mora County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Adams County, Colorado | US-36 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-94 E NORTH STREET | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri | SR-180 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Benton County, Oregon | SR-20 ODOT 31 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Laporte, LaPorte County, Indiana | US-35 | 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.