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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

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
Jan 28, 2022 Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 2
Jan 22, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 19, 2022 Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Jan 17, 2022 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Jan 16, 2022 Baker County, Oregon 1
Jan 15, 2022 Riverside County, California 1
Jan 13, 2022 Gregg County, Texas 2
Jan 13, 2022 Monroe County, Michigan 1
Jan 13, 2022 Will County, Illinois 1
Jan 8, 2022 Edgefield County, South Carolina 1
Jan 7, 2022 Fremont, Alameda County, California 1
Jan 6, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jan 5, 2022 St. Clair, Franklin County, Missouri 1
Jan 5, 2022 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 2
Jan 1, 2022 Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas 1
Dec 27, 2021 Palos Heights, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 22, 2021 Caroline County, Virginia 1
Dec 10, 2021 Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 10, 2021 Fontana, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 9, 2021 Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Dec 8, 2021 Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 7, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 6, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 6, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Dec 4, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1

Compare Volkswagen Passat 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.