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 31, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 30, 2020 Kern County, California 2
Oct 29, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 28, 2020 Indio, Riverside County, California 1
Oct 28, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 27, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 24, 2020 Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 21, 2020 Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Oct 20, 2020 Lewis County, Missouri 1
Oct 19, 2020 Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Oct 19, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 2
Oct 18, 2020 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Oct 17, 2020 Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Oct 17, 2020 Manatee County, Florida 1
Oct 16, 2020 Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas 1
Oct 14, 2020 Lincoln County, South Dakota 1
Oct 13, 2020 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Oct 13, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Oct 12, 2020 Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee 1
Oct 12, 2020 Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia 1
Oct 10, 2020 Harrison County, Ohio 3
Oct 9, 2020 Summit, Schoharie County, New York 1
Oct 9, 2020 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 9, 2020 Lemoore, Kings County, California 1
Oct 9, 2020 Cullman County, Alabama 1

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.