Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota PRIUS

Compared with Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
952
Fatal crashes
949
Deaths inside
477
Other deaths
590

Between 2020 and 2024, 952 vehicles described as Toyota PRIUS were involved in 949 fatal crashes in the United States. 477 people died inside these vehicles and 590 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 172
2021 210
2022 213
2023 169
2024 188

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: 49%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 91 92
2021 112 126
2022 94 145
2023 85 114
2024 95 113

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

9%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 9.6% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 9.0% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 713
Cloudy 113
Rain 69
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 9

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 460
Dark - Lighted 229
Dark - Not Lighted 206
Dusk 27
Dawn 18

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 272
Florida 54
Arizona 51
Texas 44
Washington 39
Illinois 36
North Carolina 35
New York 30
Georgia 23
Oregon 23

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Toyota PRIUS 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
Dec 22, 2021 Newberry County, South Carolina 1
Dec 22, 2021 Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 18, 2021 Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 17, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Dec 15, 2021 Burien, King County, Washington 1
Dec 14, 2021 Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Dec 12, 2021 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 12, 2021 Trigg County, Kentucky 1
Dec 11, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 6, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 3, 2021 Martinez, Contra Costa County, California 1
Nov 28, 2021 New Kent County, Virginia 1
Nov 28, 2021 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 28, 2021 Redlands, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 26, 2021 Sugar Creek, Jackson County, Missouri 2
Nov 26, 2021 Pinal County, Arizona 1
Nov 24, 2021 San Diego County, California 1
Nov 23, 2021 Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California 3
Nov 22, 2021 Garrett County, Maryland 1
Nov 22, 2021 Bureau County, Illinois 1
Nov 22, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 20, 2021 Madera County, California 1
Nov 19, 2021 Rockingham County, North Carolina 1
Nov 19, 2021 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 18, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1

Compare Toyota PRIUS 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.