Fatal crash profile · Model

Volkswagen Golf

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 105
Fatal crashes: 105
Deaths inside: 62
Other deaths: 62

Between 2020 and 2024, 105 vehicles described as Volkswagen Golf were involved in 105 fatal crashes in the United States. 62 people died inside these vehicles and 62 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	25
2021	19
2022	26
2023	21
2024	14

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

50%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 47%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	20	12
2021	8	13
2022	17	12
2023	7	19
2024	10	6

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.3 times the share for Volkswagen: 20%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 20%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

61%

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

About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 56%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Volkswagen Golf	Volkswagen	All vehicles
Driver speeding	25.7%	19.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.0%	19.8%	17.7%
At night	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	82
Cloudy	9
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4

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	39
Dark - Not Lighted	37
Dark - Lighted	22
Dawn	5
Dusk	2

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
Texas	8
California	7
Oregon	7
Florida	7
North Carolina	7
Colorado	6
Tennessee	5
Washington	5
Ohio	5
Arizona	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Volkswagen Golf by model year

2015 10 crashes
2013 10 crashes
2012 13 crashes
2011 10 crashes
2004 11 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
May 25, 2022	Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire	TEN ROD RD	1
May 17, 2022	Orlando, Orange County, Florida	SR-423	1
May 8, 2022	Kern County, California	SR-202	1
May 3, 2022	Elko County, Nevada	SR-227	1
Mar 25, 2022	Jackson County, Oregon	CR-NICK YOUND RD	1
Mar 12, 2022	West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah	SR-85	1
Mar 8, 2022	Curry County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Feb 22, 2022	Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FREEWAY	1
Jan 25, 2022	Campbell County, Virginia	US-29	1
Jan 23, 2022	Baltimore County, Maryland	I-83	1
Jan 21, 2022	Manatee County, Florida	US-41	1
Dec 31, 2021	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	70TH ST N	1
Dec 14, 2021	Harris County, Texas	SAM HOUSTON E PKWY	1
Oct 7, 2021	Johnson County, Indiana	CR-PADDOCK RD	1
Sep 6, 2021	DuPage County, Illinois	I-88	1
Aug 10, 2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	N CLASSEN BLVD	1
Aug 9, 2021	Brown County, Ohio	CR-1 NEW HARMONY SHILOH RD	1
Aug 6, 2021	Ogden, Weber County, Utah	SR-53	1
Jun 30, 2021	Polk County, Florida	SR-659 COMBEE RD	1
May 29, 2021	Pine County, Minnesota	I-35	1
May 28, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	NW 58TH ST	1
May 14, 2021	Des Moines, King County, Washington	SR-99	1
Apr 22, 2021	Wasco County, Oregon	US-26 ODOT 53	1
Apr 19, 2021	Washington County, Oklahoma	US-75	1
Apr 17, 2021	Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina	US-421	3

Compare 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.