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
Nov 16, 2020 Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia 1
Nov 14, 2020 Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas 1
Nov 11, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Nov 10, 2020 Chatham County, North Carolina 1
Nov 10, 2020 San Joaquin County, California 1
Nov 10, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Nov 8, 2020 Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York 1
Nov 6, 2020 Alachua County, Florida 1
Nov 2, 2020 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Oct 30, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 27, 2020 Orange County, California 1
Oct 23, 2020 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Oct 22, 2020 Romeoville, Will County, Illinois 1
Oct 21, 2020 Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia 1
Oct 20, 2020 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 16, 2020 Oglethorpe County, Georgia 1
Oct 13, 2020 Placer County, California 1
Oct 10, 2020 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 8, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 7, 2020 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Sep 29, 2020 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 29, 2020 Faulkner County, Arkansas 1
Sep 28, 2020 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Sep 27, 2020 Stanly County, North Carolina 1
Sep 26, 2020 Grass Valley, Nevada 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.