Fatal crash profile · Model
Volvo S40
Compared with Volvo · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 54
- Fatal crashes
- 54
- Deaths inside
- 28
- Other deaths
- 30
Between 2020 and 2024, 54 vehicles described as Volvo S40 were involved in 54 fatal crashes in the United States. 28 people died inside these vehicles and 30 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 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
48%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Volvo: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
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 Volvo: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 70 percent of the share for Volvo: 18%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Volvo: 50%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volvo S40 | Volvo | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.4% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.0% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.4% | 50.1% | 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 | 49 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Volvo S40 by model year
- 2007 11 crashes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | Carol Stream, DuPage County, Illinois | CR-23/GARY AVE | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | W GARDEN OF THE GODS RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado | 17TH AVE | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Westlake, Tarrant County, Texas | SR-114 | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | MU-346303 CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee | SR-162 PELLISSIPPI PKWY | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W CAMELBACK RD | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Saco, York County, Maine | I-95 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Vancouver, Clark County, Washington | SR-14 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania | N MAIN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | MU-BRADWAY ST | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Wake County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| May 30, 2023 | Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona | W BETHANY HOME RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Hayward, Alameda County, California | I-880 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia | US-11 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Dallas County, Iowa | US-6 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | Lake County, Illinois | CR-W34 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina | SSR-1003 W NEW HOPE RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Anderson County, South Carolina | SR-141 S MCDUFFIE STREET | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Darke County, Ohio | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Vance County, North Carolina | STAGECOACH RD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Barren County, Kentucky | SR-255 | 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.