Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Toyota RAV4

Compared with Toyota RAV4 · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
34
Fatal crashes
34
Deaths inside
29
Other deaths
12

Between 2020 and 2024, 34 vehicles described as 2002 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 34 fatal crashes in the United States. 29 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 9
2021 11
2022 4
2023 7
2024 3

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

71%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.6 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 1
2021 7 6
2022 1 3
2023 6 2
2024 3 0

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.6 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 9%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 60 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
  • About 35 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 18%

26%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 60 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 46%
  • About half the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Toyota RAV4 Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.7% 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 5.9% 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 26.5% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 23
Cloudy 6
Rain 2
Snow 1

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 24
Dark - Not Lighted 3
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
Ohio 3
North Carolina 3
California 3
Illinois 2
Kentucky 2
Alabama 2
Texas 2
Tennessee 2
Arizona 1
Rhode Island 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 26, 2024 Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina 1
Sep 9, 2024 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Jun 25, 2024 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1
Nov 17, 2023 Williams County, Ohio 1
Nov 17, 2023 Lincoln County, North Carolina 1
Nov 16, 2023 Grays Harbor County, Washington 1
Oct 6, 2023 Vernon, Windham County, Vermont 1
Jun 28, 2023 Utah County, Utah 1
May 6, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 2
Feb 15, 2023 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Nov 19, 2022 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Apr 26, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 17, 2022 Will County, Illinois 1
Jan 3, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Dec 3, 2021 Barbour County, Alabama 1
Nov 28, 2021 Hayward, Alameda County, California 2
Nov 12, 2021 Erin, Houston County, Tennessee 1
Nov 8, 2021 Meade County, Kentucky 1
Oct 20, 2021 Stanislaus County, California 1
Aug 31, 2021 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana 1
Aug 17, 2021 Attala County, Mississippi 1
Aug 6, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 18, 2021 Uinta County, Wyoming 2
Mar 29, 2021 Stark County, Illinois 1
Jan 12, 2021 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1

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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.