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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | Fresno County, California | HOLLAND AVE | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Biron, Wood County, Wisconsin | BIRON DR S | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia | US-11 RADFORD ST | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | New Castle County, Delaware | SR-13 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Elm Grove, Waukesha County, Wisconsin | US-18 W BLUEMOUND RD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Pierce County, Washington | SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | SR-7 SAM RITTENBERG BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Caswell County, North Carolina | SR-86 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | W INA RD | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California | SR-12 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-113 SOUDERTON RD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I- 57 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Tulare County, California | COUNTY LINE ROAD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | King County, Washington | CR-S 272ND WAY | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | SSR-75 ASLEY PHOSPHATE RD | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Lexington County, South Carolina | I-77 EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | US-1 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | South Holland, Cook County, Illinois | US- 6 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Ventura County, California | SR-126 E TELEGRAPH RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Marion County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Stevens County, Washington | CR-ALADDIN RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Alamance County, North Carolina | SSR-1100 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | CR-509 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SR-51 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS RD | 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.