Fatal crash profile · Model year
2011 Toyota PRIUS
Compared with Toyota PRIUS · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 66
- Fatal crashes
- 66
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 41
Between 2020 and 2024, 66 vehicles described as 2011 Toyota PRIUS were involved in 66 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 41 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 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 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
45%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Toyota PRIUS: 45%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
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 the same as the share for Toyota PRIUS: 10%
- About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Toyota PRIUS: 9%
- About three-quarters of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Toyota PRIUS: 48%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2011 Toyota PRIUS | Toyota PRIUS | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.1% | 9.6% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 12.1% | 9.0% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 47.9% | 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 | 52 |
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 31 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 17 |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2022 | Kern County, California | E TEHACHAPI BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Burlingame, San Mateo County, California | CALIFORNIA DR | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-140 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Keith County, Nebraska | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Pineville, McDonald County, Missouri | US-71 | 3 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | US-34 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Pima County, Arizona | SR-83 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Fresno County, California | SR-180 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas | COLLINS RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Pinal County, Arizona | I-10 PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Marion County, Florida | SOUTHEAST 64TH AVE RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Clay County, Georgia | SR-37 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire | SR-155 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California | I-710 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Franklin Park, Cook County, Illinois | US-12 MANNHEIM RD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | PERSHING DR | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Brown County, Indiana | GATESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota | S VALLEY VIEW RD | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | BANNISTER RD | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Oroville, Butte County, California | LARKIN RD | 3 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Lake Station, Lake County, Indiana | I-94 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina | US-29 | 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.