Fatal crash profile · Model

Volkswagen Jetta

Compared with Volkswagen · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,201
Fatal crashes
1,198
Deaths inside
642
Other deaths
693

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,201 vehicles described as Volkswagen Jetta were involved in 1,198 fatal crashes in the United States. 642 people died inside these vehicles and 693 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 208
2021 289
2022 259
2023 235
2024 210

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

48%

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 116 113
2021 139 183
2022 144 134
2023 138 127
2024 105 136

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Volkswagen: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Volkswagen: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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 Jetta Volkswagen All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.1% 19.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.1% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 57.6% 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 874
Cloudy 177
Rain 73
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Severe Crosswinds 2

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 483
Dark - Lighted 324
Dark - Not Lighted 323
Dawn 29
Dusk 26

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
California 153
Florida 131
Texas 102
Pennsylvania 54
North Carolina 47
Illinois 46
Arizona 42
Washington 41
Virginia 34
Georgia 34

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Volkswagen Jetta 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
May 22, 2021 Hardin County, Ohio 1
May 22, 2021 Cuddebackville, Orange County, New York 1
May 15, 2021 Dacono, Weld County, Colorado 1
May 14, 2021 O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
May 14, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
May 14, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
May 8, 2021 Universal City, Bexar County, Texas 1
May 7, 2021 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
May 6, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
May 5, 2021 Franklin County, Pennsylvania 1
May 3, 2021 St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri 1
May 3, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
May 2, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Apr 30, 2021 Gaines County, Texas 1
Apr 30, 2021 Stanislaus County, California 1
Apr 28, 2021 Smith County, Texas 1
Apr 27, 2021 Wanatah, LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Apr 26, 2021 LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Apr 24, 2021 Benton County, Washington 1
Apr 23, 2021 Levittown, Nassau County, New York 1
Apr 22, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 20, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 19, 2021 Eugene, Lane County, Oregon 1
Apr 19, 2021 Surry County, North Carolina 1
Apr 19, 2021 Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1

Compare Volkswagen Jetta 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.