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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 22, 2022 Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida 1
Jun 21, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jun 21, 2022 Anaheim, Orange County, California 1
Jun 20, 2022 Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York 1
Jun 19, 2022 San Bruno, San Mateo County, California 1
Jun 17, 2022 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Jun 17, 2022 York County, South Carolina 1
Jun 16, 2022 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Jun 15, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Jun 14, 2022 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jun 11, 2022 Lake County, Illinois 1
Jun 7, 2022 Pickens County, Georgia 1
Jun 5, 2022 Watertown, Jefferson County, New York 1
Jun 2, 2022 Butler County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 1, 2022 Simpson County, Mississippi 1
May 31, 2022 Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut 2
May 31, 2022 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 1
May 31, 2022 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 30, 2022 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
May 28, 2022 Allen County, Indiana 1
May 28, 2022 Opelika, Lee County, Alabama 1
May 27, 2022 Petaluma, Sonoma County, California 1
May 26, 2022 Caldwell County, North Carolina 1
May 24, 2022 Goshen County, Wyoming 1
May 21, 2022 Umatilla County, Oregon 1

Compare Toyota Highlander with another vehicle

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.