Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota Prius C

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 93
Fatal crashes: 93
Deaths inside: 59
Other deaths: 46

Between 2020 and 2024, 93 vehicles described as Toyota Prius C were involved in 93 fatal crashes in the United States. 59 people died inside these vehicles and 46 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	19
2021	22
2022	19
2023	16
2024	17

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for Toyota: 49%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	16	6
2021	10	14
2022	10	11
2023	13	7
2024	10	8

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 55 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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 Prius C	Toyota	All vehicles
Driver speeding	8.6%	15.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	12.9%	15.7%	17.7%
At night	52.7%	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	72
Cloudy	9
Rain	7
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	41
Dark - Not Lighted	25
Dark - Lighted	17
Dusk	7
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	26
Florida	11
Missouri	7
Tennessee	5
New York	4
Oregon	4
Arizona	3
Oklahoma	3
Minnesota	2
New Jersey	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Toyota Prius C by model year

2016 10 crashes
2015 15 crashes
2014 16 crashes
2013 25 crashes
2012 21 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
Dec 22, 2024	Calhoun County, Alabama	SR-77	1
Oct 26, 2024	Klamath County, Oregon	SILVER LAKE RD	1
Sep 27, 2024	Lagrangeville, Dutchess County, New York	SR-55 FREEDOM PLAINS RD	1
Sep 16, 2024	Itasca County, Minnesota	CR-42 RICE RAPIDS RD	1
Aug 29, 2024	Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California	SR-12	1
Aug 28, 2024	Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia	US-278 SR-6	1
Aug 20, 2024	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-15 RAMP	1
Jul 2, 2024	Jay, Delaware County, Oklahoma	E 330 RD	1
Jun 8, 2024	Kendall County, Texas	RM 473	1
May 27, 2024	Covington County, Alabama	SR-137	1
May 5, 2024	Clinton County, Iowa	US-20	2
Apr 18, 2024	Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee	SR-357 AIRPORT ACCESS RD	1
Mar 16, 2024	Pierce County, Washington	CR-CANYON RD E	1
Feb 28, 2024	Oakland, Alameda County, California	PARK BLVD	1
Feb 8, 2024	Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee	MU-MEMORIAL DR	1
Feb 8, 2024	Sacramento County, California	FAIR OAKS BLVD	1
Jan 20, 2024	Tolleson, Maricopa County, Arizona	W VAN BUREN ST	1
Dec 30, 2023	Miami-Dade County, Florida	I-95	1
Dec 15, 2023	Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York	US-9	1
Dec 13, 2023	St. Francois County, Missouri	SR-221	3
Dec 13, 2023	Temecula, Riverside County, California	SR-79	1
Nov 11, 2023	Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington	MU-E LINCOLN AVE	1
Oct 21, 2023	Fairfax County, Virginia	I-495	1
Oct 14, 2023	Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois	CENTER PKWY	1
Oct 5, 2023	Newton County, Missouri	SR-Y	2

Compare Toyota Prius C 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.