Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Toyota RAV4

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
77
Fatal crashes
77
Deaths inside
43
Other deaths
47

Between 2020 and 2024, 77 vehicles described as 2012 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 77 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 47 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 19
2021 8
2022 19
2023 11
2024 20

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

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
  • About the same as the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 11
2021 7 3
2022 8 13
2023 5 7
2024 9 13

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.9 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 9%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

  • About the same as the share for Toyota RAV4: 46%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 50%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Toyota RAV4 Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.2% 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 11.7% 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 42.9% 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 57
Cloudy 7
Rain 6

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 44
Dark - Not Lighted 15
Dark - Lighted 14
Dusk 2

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 7
Texas 6
Pennsylvania 6
Tennessee 4
Arizona 4
California 4
Georgia 4
Alabama 3
Maine 3
Virginia 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 2
Dec 17, 2021 Dothan, Houston County, Alabama 1
Sep 5, 2021 Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Aug 12, 2021 Waupaca County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 10, 2021 Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
Jun 1, 2021 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
May 21, 2021 Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia 2
Mar 22, 2021 Mustang, Canadian County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 11, 2020 Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Dec 5, 2020 Orange County, Texas 2
Nov 30, 2020 Yamhill County, Oregon 1
Nov 24, 2020 Allen, Collin County, Texas 1
Nov 4, 2020 Clatsop County, Oregon 2
Nov 4, 2020 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Nov 2, 2020 Thomaston, Knox County, Maine 2
Oct 4, 2020 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 5, 2020 Brookville, Montgomery County, Ohio 2
Aug 21, 2020 Miramar, Broward County, Florida 1
Aug 14, 2020 Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia 1
Aug 13, 2020 Wood County, Wisconsin 2
Jul 16, 2020 Roanoke County, Virginia 1
May 27, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
May 23, 2020 Larimer County, Colorado 1
Apr 10, 2020 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Mar 4, 2020 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 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.