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

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

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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Volkswagen models

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 25, 2020 Beaufort County, South Carolina 1
Jan 24, 2020 Union County, Ohio 1
Jan 23, 2020 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 22, 2020 Beaufort County, South Carolina 2
Jan 22, 2020 Franklin County, Kansas 2
Jan 22, 2020 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Jan 20, 2020 Pierce County, Washington 1
Jan 19, 2020 Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana 1
Jan 19, 2020 Crenshaw County, Alabama 1
Jan 18, 2020 Kootenai County, Idaho 1
Jan 18, 2020 Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jan 17, 2020 Erin, Chemung County, New York 1
Jan 17, 2020 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jan 16, 2020 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 14, 2020 Highland Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Jan 14, 2020 Bartholomew County, Indiana 1
Jan 14, 2020 Merced County, California 1
Jan 13, 2020 Henry County, Ohio 1
Jan 13, 2020 Brick Town, Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Jan 13, 2020 Harvey County, Kansas 1
Jan 12, 2020 Eastland County, Texas 2
Jan 12, 2020 Mountainside, Union County, New Jersey 2
Jan 12, 2020 Sacramento County, California 1
Jan 11, 2020 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
Jan 9, 2020 Deltona, Volusia County, Florida 1

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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.