Fatal crash profile · Make

Volvo

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
715
Fatal crashes
712
Deaths inside
365
Other deaths
439

Between 2020 and 2024, 715 vehicles described as Volvo were involved in 712 fatal crashes in the United States. 365 people died inside these vehicles and 439 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 128
2021 163
2022 147
2023 141
2024 136

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

45%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 74 70
2021 85 102
2022 76 87
2023 63 90
2024 67 90

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%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Volvo All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.2% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 509
Cloudy 99
Rain 55
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 4

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 353
Dark - Not Lighted 169
Dark - Lighted 146
Dusk 19
Dawn 13

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 72
Texas 52
Florida 51
North Carolina 32
Georgia 31
Virginia 28
Pennsylvania 27
New York 27
Illinois 26
South Carolina 24

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Volvo models

  • XC90 158 crashes
  • S60 134 crashes
  • XC60 90 crashes
  • S40 54 crashes
  • V70 53 crashes
  • XC70 45 crashes
  • S80 44 crashes
  • S70 22 crashes
  • C70 17 crashes
  • XC40 14 crashes
  • C30 13 crashes
  • 850 Series 9 crashes
  • 240 Series 8 crashes
  • V60 6 crashes
  • V60CC 6 crashes
  • S90 6 crashes
  • V50 4 crashes
  • 940 Series 4 crashes
  • V40 3 crashes
  • BXXR 3 crashes
  • 740 Series 3 crashes
  • C40 3 crashes
  • 9700 1 crash
  • 960 Series 1 crash
  • V90CC 1 crash
  • Volvo Trailers 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 Deaths
Sep 10, 2023 Clayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Sep 8, 2023 Southampton, Suffolk County, New York 1
Sep 8, 2023 Branchburg, Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Aug 27, 2023 Dallas, Collin County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2023 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California 2
Aug 24, 2023 Glenn County, California 1
Aug 22, 2023 Corona, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 21, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 16, 2023 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 15, 2023 McKinley County, New Mexico 1
Aug 6, 2023 Manatee County, Florida 1
Aug 4, 2023 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 3, 2023 Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 2, 2023 Delaware County, Ohio 1
Jul 28, 2023 Victoria County, Texas 1
Jul 28, 2023 Wexford County, Michigan 1
Jul 25, 2023 Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1
Jul 15, 2023 Montgomery, Orange County, New York 1
Jul 15, 2023 Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Jul 3, 2023 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 1
Jul 3, 2023 Fairfield County, South Carolina 1
Jul 2, 2023 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
Jul 2, 2023 Stanislaus County, California 1
Jul 1, 2023 Sunflower County, Mississippi 1
Jun 16, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 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.