Fatal crash profile · Model year

2013 Volkswagen Golf

Compared with Volkswagen Golf · Volkswagen · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
10
Fatal crashes
10
Deaths inside
4
Other deaths
7

Between 2020 and 2024, 10 vehicles described as 2013 Volkswagen Golf were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 1
2021 4
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2

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

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Volkswagen Golf: 50%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 47%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 1
2021 0 4
2022 1 0
2023 0 2
2024 3 0

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 Golf: 26%
  • 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 Golf: 20%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 20%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 80 percent of the share for Volkswagen Golf: 61%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 56%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2013 Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen All vehicles
Driver speeding 0.0% 25.7% 19.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 20.0% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 50.0% 61.0% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 10

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 5
Dark - Lighted 4
Dark - Not Lighted 1

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
Oregon 2
Colorado 2
Arizona 1
Tennessee 1
Pennsylvania 1
Arkansas 1
Missouri 1
Texas 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 12, 2024 Ector County, Texas 2
Mar 18, 2024 Garfield County, Colorado 1
Oct 26, 2023 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Aug 5, 2023 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri 1
Jul 30, 2022 Adams County, Colorado 1
Apr 22, 2021 Wasco County, Oregon 1
Mar 17, 2021 Monroe County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 24, 2021 Bradley County, Tennessee 1
Jan 24, 2021 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Aug 19, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1

Compare 2013 Volkswagen Golf 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.