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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2023 | Buxton, York County, Maine | OLD ORCHARD RD | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Kearney, Clay County, Missouri | I-35 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee | I-840 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia | CS-077905 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio | SR-246 DORR ST | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Effingham County, Illinois | US-40 | 5 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Wood County, Wisconsin | CR-Y | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois | W SCHAUMBURG RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California | SR-152 1ST ST | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | MU-WARD PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Fort Bend County, Texas | FM 1093 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Indian River County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SIERRA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Shelby County, Alabama | SR-25 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Bloomfield Village, Oakland County, Michigan | LAHSER RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Jackson County, Mississippi | SR-57 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | SR-64 W NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Gallatin County, Montana | SR-85 JACKRABBIT LN | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | PLYMOUTH RD | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | PANAMA LN | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | US- SR-2 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Akron, Summit County, Ohio | I-76 | 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.