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 22, 2021 Cuddebackville, Orange County, New York 1
May 22, 2021 Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 21, 2021 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas 1
May 21, 2021 New Hanover County, North Carolina 1
May 21, 2021 Chilton County, Alabama 1
May 20, 2021 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
May 20, 2021 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
May 19, 2021 York County, Virginia 1
May 18, 2021 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington 1
May 18, 2021 Washoe County, Nevada 1
May 17, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
May 17, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
May 16, 2021 Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey 1
May 16, 2021 Sanford, Seminole County, Florida 1
May 15, 2021 Yakima County, Washington 1
May 15, 2021 Dacono, Weld County, Colorado 1
May 14, 2021 Des Moines, King County, Washington 1
May 14, 2021 O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
May 14, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
May 14, 2021 Flowerfield, St. Joseph County, Michigan 1
May 14, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
May 14, 2021 Monterey County, California 1
May 13, 2021 York County, Virginia 1
May 8, 2021 Universal City, Bexar County, Texas 1
May 7, 2021 Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee 3

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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.