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
Jun 4, 2020 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska 1
Jun 2, 2020 Christian County, Kentucky 1
Jun 2, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 31, 2020 Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana 1
May 24, 2020 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
May 24, 2020 San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California 1
May 21, 2020 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
May 20, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 17, 2020 Hampton, Hampton city, Virginia 1
May 17, 2020 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
May 17, 2020 Yuma County, Arizona 1
May 14, 2020 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri 1
May 8, 2020 Harrison County, Indiana 2
May 7, 2020 Nash County, North Carolina 1
May 6, 2020 Plantation, Broward County, Florida 1
May 1, 2020 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Apr 30, 2020 Campbell County, Wyoming 1
Apr 27, 2020 East Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
Apr 26, 2020 Travis County, Texas 1
Apr 26, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 2
Apr 25, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Apr 25, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Apr 23, 2020 Hoke County, North Carolina 1
Apr 23, 2020 Dodge County, Nebraska 1
Apr 23, 2020 Los Angeles County, California 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.