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
May 29, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 2
May 29, 2021 Shelby County, Alabama 1
May 23, 2021 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
May 22, 2021 Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia 1
May 22, 2021 Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 21, 2021 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas 1
May 21, 2021 New Hanover County, North Carolina 1
May 20, 2021 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
May 17, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
May 15, 2021 Yakima County, Washington 1
May 14, 2021 Flowerfield, St. Joseph County, Michigan 1
May 14, 2021 Monterey County, California 1
May 6, 2021 Frisco, Collin County, Texas 1
May 4, 2021 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 1
May 4, 2021 Howard County, Maryland 1
Apr 27, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Apr 26, 2021 New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas 1
Apr 24, 2021 Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Apr 19, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 14, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Apr 14, 2021 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Apr 12, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Apr 10, 2021 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 7, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Apr 4, 2021 Carlsbad, San Diego County, California 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.