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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2020 | Alexander County, North Carolina | SSR-1124 CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Clark County, Washington | SR-503 | 3 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Port Jervis, Orange County, New York | US-6 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico | US-84 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Henry County, Ohio | US-6 | 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.