Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Ecosport

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 183
Fatal crashes: 183
Deaths inside: 105
Other deaths: 93

Between 2020 and 2024, 183 vehicles described as Ford Ecosport were involved in 183 fatal crashes in the United States. 105 people died inside these vehicles and 93 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	22
2021	36
2022	43
2023	41
2024	41

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

53%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 45%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	11	11
2021	24	15
2022	28	20
2023	23	21
2024	19	26

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 16%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Ecosport	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	12.0%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	10.4%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	44.8%	45.5%	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	141
Cloudy	23
Rain	6
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	93
Dark - Not Lighted	46
Dark - Lighted	33
Dusk	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Texas	16
Ohio	15
California	13
Pennsylvania	12
North Carolina	11
Florida	10
Michigan	9
Georgia	8
Minnesota	8
New York	7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Ecosport by model year

2021 31 crashes
2020 47 crashes
2019 37 crashes
2018 61 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
Apr 25, 2024	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina	SSR-1725 UNIVERSITY PKWY	1
Apr 23, 2024	Alcorn County, Mississippi	CR-650	1
Apr 16, 2024	Posen, Cook County, Illinois	I-57	2
Apr 12, 2024	Plainview, Hale County, Texas	I-27	1
Mar 29, 2024	Lincoln County, Colorado	SR-71	1
Mar 21, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	US-41/LAKE SHORE DR	1
Mar 20, 2024	Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-2	1
Mar 9, 2024	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas	MU-4TH	1
Mar 5, 2024	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	MU-GUINEVERE ST	1
Feb 21, 2024	Shackelford County, Texas	SR-6	1
Feb 21, 2024	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	N CALLE LARGO	1
Feb 12, 2024	Macomb County, Michigan	SR-53	1
Jan 28, 2024	Topawa, Pima County, Arizona	BIA 19	1
Jan 20, 2024	Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey	NEW MEXICO DRIVE	1
Jan 10, 2024	Northumberland County, Pennsylvania	SR-405 FRONT ST	2
Jan 6, 2024	Morgan, Morgan County, Utah	I-84	1
Dec 30, 2023	Polk County, Florida	DEESON RD	1
Dec 20, 2023	Brownville, Jefferson County, New York	SR-12E	1
Dec 20, 2023	Morgan County, Indiana	SR-67	1
Dec 6, 2023	Madison County, Alabama	CR-JIM MCLEMORE RD	1
Nov 24, 2023	Hickman County, Kentucky	SR-307	1
Nov 11, 2023	Cherokee County, North Carolina	US-64	1
Oct 29, 2023	Brevard County, Florida	CR-509 N WICKHAM RD	1
Oct 15, 2023	Berrien County, Michigan	I-94	1
Oct 11, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	SR-14	1

Compare Ford Ecosport with another vehicle

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.