Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Toyota RAV4

Compared with Toyota RAV4 · Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
200
Fatal crashes
200
Deaths inside
93
Other deaths
142

Between 2020 and 2024, 200 vehicles described as 2017 Toyota RAV4 were involved in 200 fatal crashes in the United States. 93 people died inside these vehicles and 142 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 32
2021 46
2022 42
2023 40
2024 40

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

40%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Toyota RAV4: 43%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 16 22
2021 15 35
2022 20 30
2023 21 24
2024 21 31

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

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 60 percent of the share for Toyota RAV4: 9%
  • About 35 percent of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

8%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Toyota RAV4: 10%
  • About half the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 40 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 2017 Toyota RAV4 Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.5% 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 7.5% 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 45.5% 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 160
Cloudy 18
Rain 15
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 1
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 110
Dark - Lighted 45
Dark - Not Lighted 34
Dusk 5
Dawn 5

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 22
Texas 13
California 13
Arizona 11
Georgia 11
Pennsylvania 10
New York 9
Massachusetts 8
New Jersey 8
Maryland 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 27, 2024 White County, Arkansas 1
Dec 22, 2024 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 12, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 6, 2024 Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Nov 30, 2024 Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York 1
Nov 27, 2024 Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York 1
Nov 23, 2024 Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 9, 2024 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Nov 2, 2024 Ingham County, Michigan 4
Oct 29, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 28, 2024 Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California 1
Oct 21, 2024 Oceanside, San Diego County, California 1
Oct 2, 2024 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Sep 17, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Sep 11, 2024 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 1
Sep 5, 2024 Gloucester County, New Jersey 2
Aug 24, 2024 Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 24, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Aug 15, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 8, 2024 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 7, 2024 Fort Ann, Washington County, New York 1
Aug 5, 2024 Ottawa County, Ohio 1
Jul 24, 2024 Wilson County, North Carolina 5
Jul 5, 2024 Temecula, Riverside County, California 1
Jun 26, 2024 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 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.