Fatal crash profile · Model

Volkswagen Golf

Compared with Volkswagen · All vehicles

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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Volkswagen Golf 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
Mar 19, 2021 Douglas County, Colorado 1
Mar 17, 2021 Monroe County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 24, 2021 Bradley County, Tennessee 1
Feb 2, 2021 Skagit County, Washington 1
Jan 24, 2021 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Dec 30, 2020 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 17, 2020 Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Dec 14, 2020 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 11, 2020 Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona 1
Dec 5, 2020 Polk County, Iowa 3
Nov 22, 2020 Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky 2
Nov 20, 2020 Johnstown, Fulton County, New York 2
Nov 11, 2020 Derry Village, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Nov 4, 2020 Benton County, Washington 2
Sep 21, 2020 Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 10, 2020 Lane County, Oregon 1
Aug 19, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Aug 3, 2020 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Jul 29, 2020 Lewisville, Denton County, Texas 1
Jul 24, 2020 Newberry County, South Carolina 1
Jul 8, 2020 Sevier County, Tennessee 1
Jun 28, 2020 Polk County, Florida 1
Jun 19, 2020 Woodridge, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Apr 21, 2020 Hamilton, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Apr 5, 2020 Carteret County, North Carolina 1

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.