Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota Prius V

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 87
Fatal crashes: 87
Deaths inside: 41
Other deaths: 56

Between 2020 and 2024, 87 vehicles described as Toyota Prius V were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 56 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	16
2021	19
2022	12
2023	25
2024	15

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	5	13
2021	10	11
2022	5	8
2023	18	12
2024	3	12

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 half the share for Toyota: 15%
About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 45 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Toyota Prius V	Toyota	All vehicles
Driver speeding	6.9%	15.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	6.9%	15.7%	17.7%
At night	55.2%	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	8
Rain	4

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 - Lighted	26
Dark - Not Lighted	16
Dusk	2
Dawn	1

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	23
Florida	7
Arizona	6
Washington	5
New York	4
Texas	4
Illinois	4
Alabama	4
Michigan	3
Missouri	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Toyota Prius V by model year

2015 11 crashes
2014 13 crashes
2013 16 crashes
2012 32 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
Sep 9, 2023	Santa Rosa County, Florida	I-10	1
Aug 27, 2023	Sanilac County, Michigan	SR-25 LAKESHORE RD	1
Aug 14, 2023	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	I-90 E	3
Aug 7, 2023	Anaheim, Orange County, California	EUCLID ST	1
Jul 20, 2023	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	SR-2 GOV RITCHIE HWY	1
Jul 15, 2023	Carlsbad, San Diego County, California	I-5 RAMP	1
Jul 13, 2023	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	I-59	1
Jun 17, 2023	Burbank, Los Angeles County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWY	1
May 26, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-110	1
May 23, 2023	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	N LA CHOLLA BLVD	1
May 21, 2023	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	LEIGH AV	1
May 3, 2023	Craven County, North Carolina	SR-43	1
Mar 29, 2023	Palm Beach County, Florida	BELVEDERE RD	1
Feb 27, 2023	Harris County, Texas	MU-SPRING CYPRESS RD	1
Feb 1, 2023	Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
Nov 28, 2022	Red Bluff, Tehama County, California	I-5	1
Nov 2, 2022	Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia	SR-40	1
Oct 25, 2022	San Diego, San Diego County, California	NORTH HARBOR DR	1
Sep 6, 2022	Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York	SR-5 STATE ST	1
Aug 7, 2022	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	GARDEN HWY	2
Jun 18, 2022	Tukwila, King County, Washington	I-5	1
Jun 17, 2022	Siskiyou County, California	I-5	1
Jun 6, 2022	Mobile County, Alabama	CR-30 THEODORE DAWES RD	1
May 3, 2022	Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island	TWIN RIVER RD	1
Mar 18, 2022	Cooper County, Missouri	I-70	1

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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.