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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2022 13 crashes
- 2021 19 crashes
- 2020 15 crashes
- 2019 30 crashes
- 2018 27 crashes
- 2017 43 crashes
- 2016 44 crashes
- 2015 67 crashes
- 2014 58 crashes
- 2013 73 crashes
- 2012 57 crashes
- 2011 66 crashes
- 2010 146 crashes
- 2009 37 crashes
- 2008 74 crashes
- 2007 57 crashes
- 2006 37 crashes
- 2005 43 crashes
- 2004 17 crashes
- 2002 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2021 | Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas | US-59 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Colfax County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Fresno, Fresno County, California | SR-41 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Russells Mills, Bristol County, Massachusetts | US-6 STATE RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Santa Ana, Orange County, California | EUCLID ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Mills County, Iowa | US-34 | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Pinellas County, Florida | I-275 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Baltimore County, Maryland | CR-443 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-3 WEST CHESTER PK | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Iowa County, Iowa | US-151/W AVE | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Boise, Ada County, Idaho | OVERLAND RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Bastrop County, Texas | SR-71 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Pinellas County, Florida | SR-688 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Orange, Orange County, California | TUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Oakland, Alameda County, California | TRASK ST | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-385 BILL MORRIS PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-805 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Porter County, Indiana | CR-250W | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Harris County, Texas | I-45/NORTH FWY | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | E 86TH ST N | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | 19TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Peoria County, Illinois | SR-29 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona | SR-95 | 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.