Fatal crash profile · Model year
2001 Toyota RAV4
Compared with Toyota RAV4 · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 31
- Fatal crashes
- 31
- Deaths inside
- 21
- Other deaths
- 17
Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 2001 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 21 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
55%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
- About 1.1 times the share for Toyota: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 9%
- About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-third of the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
- About 20 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
35%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Toyota RAV4: 46%
- About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 50%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2001 Toyota RAV4 | Toyota RAV4 | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.9% | 9.5% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 3.2% | 10.2% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 35.5% | 45.6% | 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 | 22 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 6 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | Louisa County, Virginia | CR-614 ELK CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts | NEW YORK AVE | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Hazlet Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey | SR-36 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Indio, Riverside County, California | SR- 111 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Polson, Lake County, Montana | US-93 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | I-95 NORTH EXIT 49A | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Glendale Heights, DuPage County, Illinois | SR-64 E NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Compton, Los Angeles County, California | ALONDRA BLVD | 2 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York | SR-908K SUNKEN MEADOW PKWY | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Richland, Benton County, Washington | SR-240 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 3600 W | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Oceanside, San Diego County, California | DOUGLAS DR | 2 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Westminster, Adams County, Colorado | US-287 N FEDERAL BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Yolo County, California | COUNTY RD 98 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee | US-31A SR-11 NASHVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-20 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Bixby, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | SR-67 W 151ST ST | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Carson City, Nevada | US-50W | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SW 1ST ST | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Crawford County, Pennsylvania | SR-0408 CHURCH ST | 3 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | S HOUGHTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | San Pablo, Contra Costa County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 MEMPHIS-BRISTOL HWY | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Kendall County, Illinois | RIDGE RD | 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.