Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota Prius C

Compared with Toyota · All vehicles

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

9%

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

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
Feb 19, 2022 Obion County, Tennessee 1
Feb 12, 2022 Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida 1
Dec 16, 2021 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Dec 13, 2021 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 3, 2021 Madera County, California 1
Nov 25, 2021 Belmont, San Mateo County, California 1
Nov 22, 2021 St. Peters, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Nov 19, 2021 Yavapai County, Arizona 2
Nov 12, 2021 Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Nov 4, 2021 Sanford, Seminole County, Florida 1
Oct 2, 2021 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 2, 2021 Laguna Hills, Orange County, California 1
Jul 2, 2021 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon 1
Jul 2, 2021 Miller Place, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jun 2, 2021 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
May 16, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 2
May 16, 2021 Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 22, 2021 Temecula, Riverside County, California 1
Mar 27, 2021 Costa Mesa, Orange County, California 1
Mar 22, 2021 Fresno County, California 1
Mar 12, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Mar 2, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Feb 13, 2021 Shannon County, Missouri 1
Feb 6, 2021 Pasco County, Florida 1
Dec 17, 2020 Pinellas County, Florida 1

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.