Fatal crash profile · Make
Volkswagen
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 3,189
- Fatal crashes
- 3,160
- Deaths inside
- 1,650
- Other deaths
- 1,891
Between 2020 and 2024, 3,189 vehicles described as Volkswagen were involved in 3,160 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,650 people died inside these vehicles and 1,891 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 | 523 |
| 2021 | 727 |
| 2022 | 666 |
| 2023 | 646 |
| 2024 | 627 |
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
47%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 301 | 288 |
| 2021 | 371 | 442 |
| 2022 | 342 | 383 |
| 2023 | 328 | 384 |
| 2024 | 308 | 394 |
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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
56%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volkswagen | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 2,316 |
| Cloudy | 422 |
| Rain | 222 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 34 |
| Snow | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,343 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 828 |
| Dark - Lighted | 810 |
| Dusk | 70 |
| Dawn | 68 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 376 |
| Florida | 307 |
| Texas | 274 |
| Pennsylvania | 139 |
| North Carolina | 128 |
| Illinois | 123 |
| Georgia | 106 |
| Arizona | 98 |
| New York | 98 |
| Washington | 94 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volkswagen models
- Jetta 1,198 crashes
- Passat 611 crashes
- Tiguan 342 crashes
- Beetle 242 crashes
- Atlas 114 crashes
- Golf 105 crashes
- GTI 92 crashes
- Golf GTI 59 crashes
- Touareg 49 crashes
- Rabbit 39 crashes
- Jetta SportWagen 30 crashes
- Eos 29 crashes
- Taos 27 crashes
- Atlas Cross Sport 26 crashes
- Routan 25 crashes
- Golf R 24 crashes
- CC 19 crashes
- Golf SportWagen 16 crashes
- Golf Alltrack 15 crashes
- Tiguan 4Motion 13 crashes
- Jetta Wagon 11 crashes
- ID.4 11 crashes
- Atlas 4Motion 10 crashes
- Cabrio 10 crashes
- Atlas Cross Sport 4Motion 9 crashes
- Vanagon 7 crashes
- Arteon 7 crashes
- Jetta GLI 5 crashes
- CABRIOLET 5 crashes
- Taos 4Motion 4 crashes
- e-Golf 4 crashes
- R32 3 crashes
- EuroVan 2 crashes
- Tiguan Limited 2 crashes
- Arteon 4Motion 2 crashes
- KOMBI 2 crashes
- Scirocco 1 crash
- GLI 1 crash
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2024 | Eaton County, Michigan | VERMONTVILLE HWY | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Lake County, Florida | SR-44 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania | SR-191 LAKE ARIEL HWY | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | MU-LUCAS LN | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia | ROCK CREEK DRIVE NW | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Tarrant County, Texas | MU-OLD GRANBURY RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Converse, Bexar County, Texas | SR-1604 | 2 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Rocklin, Placer County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Limestone County, Alabama | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-51/64 SR-3 UNION AVE | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-372 VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Rhome, Wise County, Texas | US-81 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Jones County, Texas | SR-92 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Travis County, Texas | SR-130 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-501 BETHEL RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Hampton, Hampton city, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | CR-S CONGRESS AVE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Northfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut | SR-254 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri | I-270 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-001000 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | FISHER DAM RD | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Horry County, South Carolina | SR-9 HWY 9 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Aliso Viejo, Orange County, California | PACIFIC PARK DR | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | US-231 SR-53 | 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.