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
May 30, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
May 30, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 30, 2021 Lula, Hall County, Georgia 3
May 29, 2021 Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington 1
May 29, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 29, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 2
May 29, 2021 O Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
May 29, 2021 Pine County, Minnesota 1
May 29, 2021 Shelby County, Alabama 1
May 28, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
May 27, 2021 Douglas County, Oregon 1
May 27, 2021 Eustis, Lake County, Florida 1
May 26, 2021 Thurston County, Washington 1
May 26, 2021 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
May 26, 2021 Brewster, Putnam County, New York 1
May 25, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
May 25, 2021 Wildwood, Sumter County, Florida 1
May 23, 2021 Douglas County, Minnesota 2
May 23, 2021 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 23, 2021 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
May 23, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 23, 2021 Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas 1
May 22, 2021 Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia 1
May 22, 2021 Hardin County, Ohio 1
May 22, 2021 Brunswick County, North Carolina 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.