Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Toyota RAV4

Compared with Toyota RAV4 · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
63
Fatal crashes
63
Deaths inside
24
Other deaths
43

Between 2020 and 2024, 63 vehicles described as 2008 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 63 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 43 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 11
2021 15
2022 12
2023 16
2024 9

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

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 4 8
2021 6 11
2022 4 8
2023 9 8
2024 1 8

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 1.3 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%

8%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 80 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
  • About half the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About the same as the share for Toyota RAV4: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Toyota RAV4 Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.7% 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 7.9% 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 46.0% 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 49
Cloudy 8
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 30
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 13

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 6
Washington 4
Missouri 4
Arizona 4
Texas 4
New York 3
Illinois 3
Georgia 3
Tennessee 3
Arkansas 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 19, 2024 Vail, Pima County, Arizona 1
Nov 8, 2024 Coos County, Oregon 1
Nov 1, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 18, 2024 Wayne County, Michigan 1
Sep 2, 2024 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Aug 6, 2024 Northfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut 1
Jun 9, 2024 Waukesha County, Wisconsin 1
Mar 10, 2024 Ross County, Ohio 1
Jan 11, 2024 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri 1
Dec 25, 2023 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Dec 25, 2023 Brevard County, Florida 1
Nov 25, 2023 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Nov 16, 2023 Centralia, Boone County, Missouri 1
Nov 5, 2023 Lincolnwood, Cook County, Illinois 1
Nov 2, 2023 Barton County, Missouri 1
Aug 28, 2023 Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 22, 2023 Queens County, New York 1
Jul 22, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 28, 2023 Burien, King County, Washington 1
May 7, 2023 Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut 2
Apr 28, 2023 Ona, Cabell County, West Virginia 1
Mar 25, 2023 Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 24, 2023 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Feb 27, 2023 Lewis County, Washington 1
Feb 18, 2023 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington 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.