Fatal crash profile · Model
Volkswagen Atlas 4Motion
Compared with Volkswagen · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2022
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Deaths inside
- 1
- Other deaths
- 11
Between 2021 and 2022, 10 vehicles described as Volkswagen Atlas 4Motion were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 11 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 |
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
8%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 20 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 47%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
20%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for Volkswagen: 56%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volkswagen Atlas 4Motion | Volkswagen | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 20.0% | 56.1% | 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 | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New York | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volkswagen Atlas 4Motion by model year
- 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2022 | Delaware County, Ohio | US-36 SR-3 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky | US-460 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California | SCHOOL ST | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | I-295 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Vancouver, Clark County, Washington | NE FOURTH PLAIN BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York | CR-83 N OCEAN AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Dillon County, South Carolina | SR-34 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York | SR-7 TROY SCHENECTADY RD | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Rossville, Clinton County, Indiana | CR-700 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Prince William County, Virginia | I-95 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2022. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.