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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | Chino, San Bernardino County, California | CENTRAL AV | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Surry County, North Carolina | SSR-1138 OAK GROVE RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Lake County, Florida | SR-33 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia | US-52 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | SR-1053 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Comanche County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Okaloosa County, Florida | SR-85 | 3 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Ripley County, Missouri | US-160 | 1 |
| May 20, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-163 | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | Dickson County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 | 1 |
| May 6, 2020 | Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | CR-96 BERGEN AVE | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | San Diego County, California | SR-67 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-295 | 2 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Clackamas County, Oregon | SR-551 ODOT 51 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | SR-1 LOOP/MOPAC EXPWY | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | MASS AVE CONNECTOR | 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.