Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Toyota RAV4

Compared with Toyota RAV4 · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
22
Fatal crashes
22
Deaths inside
13
Other deaths
9

Between 2020 and 2024, 22 vehicles described as 2003 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 7
2021 8
2022 3
2023 1
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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 5
2021 6 2
2022 3 0
2023 0 1
2024 2 1

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

9%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Toyota RAV4: 9%
  • About 60 percent 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 90 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
  • About 60 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 46%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Toyota RAV4 Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 9.1% 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 9.1% 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 40.9% 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 16
Cloudy 3
Rain 2

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 13
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 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
Florida 4
Washington 3
Massachusetts 3
California 2
Pennsylvania 2
Arizona 1
Wisconsin 1
Virginia 1
Ohio 1
Mississippi 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 4, 2024 Newberry, Alachua County, Florida 1
Jul 17, 2024 Kern County, California 1
Apr 17, 2024 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Dec 29, 2023 New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 26, 2022 Itawamba County, Mississippi 1
Jun 24, 2022 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 25, 2022 Ocala, Marion County, Florida 1
Nov 4, 2021 Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York 1
Oct 9, 2021 Henry County, Iowa 1
Oct 7, 2021 Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 12, 2021 Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 8, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jul 19, 2021 Jefferson County, Washington 1
Jun 25, 2021 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Apr 7, 2021 King and Queen County, Virginia 1
Dec 23, 2020 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Oct 3, 2020 Kent, King County, Washington 1
Aug 14, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 14, 2020 Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Mar 8, 2020 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin 1
Mar 1, 2020 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Feb 10, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1

Compare 2003 Toyota RAV4 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.