Fatal crash profile · Model
Toyota Tercel
Compared with Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 33
- Fatal crashes
- 33
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2020 and 2024, 33 vehicles described as Toyota Tercel were involved in 33 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 |
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
89%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.8 times the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 15%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Toyota: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
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%
| Category | Toyota Tercel | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.2% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.2% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 24 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 11 |
| Oregon | 4 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Toyota Tercel by model year
- 1995 10 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2024 | Blount County, Tennessee | CR-SELF HOLLOW RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Meagher County, Montana | US-12 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | US-17 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Snohomish County, Washington | SR-530 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | MU-ZARZAMORA ST | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Costa Mesa, Orange County, California | HARBOR BL | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Hemet, Riverside County, California | STATE ST | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California | FLORENCE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Seattle, King County, Washington | MU-15TH AVE NW | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania | SR-12 WARREN ST BYPASS | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Jackson County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | US-64 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Paris, Oxford County, Maine | SR-26 PARK ST | 3 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | VANOWEN ST | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Polk County, Florida | US-27 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10 SVRD/EAST FWY | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California | LAKE ST | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Linn County, Oregon | CR-JEFFERSON SCIO DR | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Monterey County, California | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-110 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-314 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon | SR-11 ODOT 8 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Berkeley, Alameda County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Scherr, Grant County, West Virginia | SR-93 | 2 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-215 | 1 |
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.