Fatal crash profile · Model

Toyota RAV4

Compared with Toyota · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,312
Fatal crashes
2,296
Deaths inside
1,133
Other deaths
1,487

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,312 vehicles described as Toyota RAV4 were involved in 2,296 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,133 people died inside these vehicles and 1,487 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 349
2021 427
2022 483
2023 550
2024 503

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

43%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 192 197
2021 217 275
2022 219 322
2023 270 364
2024 235 329

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 two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 15%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 16%
  • About 55 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: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Toyota RAV4 Toyota All vehicles
Driver speeding 9.5% 15.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 10.2% 15.7% 17.7%
At night 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 1,716
Cloudy 298
Rain 148
Fog, Smog, Smoke 18
Snow 14

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 1,228
Dark - Not Lighted 468
Dark - Lighted 467
Dusk 69
Dawn 43

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 258
California 244
Texas 185
Pennsylvania 101
New York 96
Arizona 86
Georgia 78
North Carolina 68
Illinois 66
Maryland 63

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Toyota RAV4 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 17, 2023 Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 17, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 16, 2023 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Oct 15, 2023 Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 1
Oct 14, 2023 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Oct 14, 2023 Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 2
Oct 14, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 14, 2023 Monterey County, California 1
Oct 13, 2023 Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky 1
Oct 12, 2023 Deschutes County, Oregon 4
Oct 12, 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia 1
Oct 11, 2023 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Oct 11, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Oct 10, 2023 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 2
Oct 10, 2023 Jones County, North Carolina 1
Oct 9, 2023 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Oct 8, 2023 Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Oct 6, 2023 Vernon, Windham County, Vermont 1
Oct 5, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Oct 5, 2023 Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire 2
Oct 4, 2023 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Oct 4, 2023 Glendale Heights, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Oct 4, 2023 Compton, Los Angeles County, California 2
Oct 3, 2023 Brighton, Tipton County, Tennessee 1
Oct 3, 2023 Jackson County, Arkansas 2

Compare 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.