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 30, 2021 Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington 1
Jun 30, 2021 Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Jun 29, 2021 Spokane County, Washington 1
Jun 28, 2021 Amarillo, Randall County, Texas 1
Jun 28, 2021 Josephine County, Oregon 1
Jun 27, 2021 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
Jun 27, 2021 Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky 1
Jun 26, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 26, 2021 Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia 1
Jun 26, 2021 Fremont, Alameda County, California 1
Jun 25, 2021 Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 1
Jun 24, 2021 Pierce County, Washington 1
Jun 22, 2021 Odessa, Ector County, Texas 4
Jun 21, 2021 Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee 1
Jun 19, 2021 Blaine County, Idaho 1
Jun 18, 2021 Todd County, Kentucky 3
Jun 17, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 17, 2021 Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jun 16, 2021 Monterey County, California 1
Jun 15, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 10, 2021 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 6, 2021 Fayette County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2021 Chula Vista, San Diego County, California 1
Jun 4, 2021 New Plymouth, Payette County, Idaho 1
May 29, 2021 Schererville, Lake County, Indiana 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.