Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Toyota RAV4

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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
Oct 19, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 2
Oct 9, 2020 Lemoore, Kings County, California 1
Oct 9, 2020 Cullman County, Alabama 1
Oct 2, 2020 Valley County, Idaho 1
Sep 28, 2020 Boone County, Arkansas 2
Sep 23, 2020 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 10, 2020 Lincoln County, West Virginia 1
Aug 10, 2020 Lee County, Alabama 1
Jul 22, 2020 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 2
Jul 20, 2020 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Jul 12, 2020 Leake County, Mississippi 2
Jul 7, 2020 Cass County, Missouri 1
Jun 13, 2020 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas 1
Jun 11, 2020 Washington County, Oregon 1
Jun 10, 2020 Johnstown, Fulton County, New York 1
May 24, 2020 East Point, Fulton County, Georgia 1
May 13, 2020 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
May 8, 2020 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Apr 20, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Apr 13, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Apr 1, 2020 Linn County, Iowa 1
Feb 19, 2020 Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia 1
Feb 16, 2020 Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia 2
Feb 12, 2020 Manalapan, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Jan 5, 2020 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.