Fatal crash profile · Model
Volkswagen Passat
Compared with Volkswagen · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 612
- Fatal crashes
- 611
- Deaths inside
- 294
- Other deaths
- 373
Between 2020 and 2024, 612 vehicles described as Volkswagen Passat were involved in 611 fatal crashes in the United States. 294 people died inside these vehicles and 373 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 | 129 |
| 2021 | 143 |
| 2022 | 130 |
| 2023 | 107 |
| 2024 | 103 |
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
44%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 47%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | 82 |
| 2021 | 59 | 93 |
| 2022 | 69 | 73 |
| 2023 | 48 | 67 |
| 2024 | 56 | 58 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
60%
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 Passat | Volkswagen | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 59.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 452 |
| Cloudy | 67 |
| Rain | 50 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
| Snow | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 242 |
| Dark - Lighted | 181 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 158 |
| Dusk | 11 |
| Dawn | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 68 |
| Florida | 63 |
| Texas | 52 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 |
| Georgia | 28 |
| North Carolina | 27 |
| Illinois | 26 |
| Tennessee | 20 |
| Michigan | 19 |
| New York | 17 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volkswagen Passat by model year
- 2021 10 crashes
- 2019 19 crashes
- 2018 23 crashes
- 2017 55 crashes
- 2016 38 crashes
- 2015 62 crashes
- 2014 67 crashes
- 2013 132 crashes
- 2012 68 crashes
- 2011 13 crashes
- 2010 14 crashes
- 2008 14 crashes
- 2007 10 crashes
- 2006 10 crashes
- 2004 10 crashes
- 2003 14 crashes
- 2002 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | El Cajon, San Diego County, California | I-8 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | CR-E HOLMES RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois | MU-127TH ST/BURR OAK AVE | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Palatka, Putnam County, Florida | VIKING ST | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Geneva County, Alabama | CR-45 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Queens County, New York | I-495 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Navarro County, Texas | SR-14 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Jackson County, Florida | CR-OLD US RD | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Sacramento County, California | WATT AVE | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee | US-11E/321 SR-34 W JACKSON BLV | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Los Angeles County, California | ANGELES FOREST HWY | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Mount Clare, Harrison County, West Virginia | SR-20 BUCKHANNON PIKE | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Westminster, Orange County, California | I-405 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | I-93N | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Orange County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | SSR-2018 FREEMANSBURG AVE | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | CR-U | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah | US-40 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Davenport, Delaware County, New York | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Macon, Bibb County, Georgia | CS-HAWKINSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Adams County, Washington | I-90 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | W PALMETTO PARK RD | 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.