Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Ford Edge
Compared with Ford Edge · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 16
Between 2021 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2021 Ford Edge were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 16 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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 1.2 times the share for Ford Edge: 38%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 40 percent of the share for Ford Edge: 10%
- About 25 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Edge: 12%
- About half the share for Ford: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
30%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Ford Edge: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 46%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2021 Ford Edge | Ford Edge | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.3% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 8.7% | 11.9% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.4% | 44.2% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2024 | Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan | I-275 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | CR-1 SWEETMANS LN | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Pickens County, South Carolina | SR-11 HWY 11 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | MU-165103 | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | Babbitt, St. Louis County, Minnesota | CR-70 SCOTT RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Grady County, Oklahoma | US-81 | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Abbeville County, South Carolina | SR-307 MCDILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee | SR-46 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | N COUNTRY CLUB DR | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Will County, Illinois | CR-50 S HARLEM AVE | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Orderville, Kane County, Utah | US-89 | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Polk County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Val Verde County, Texas | SR-79 LP | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Logan County, West Virginia | US-119 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | SR-7 | 3 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado | E 29TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Nevada County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hockley County, Texas | US-62 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Platte County, Missouri | SR-92 | 2 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | US-301 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Avondale Estates, DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-085100/NORTHERN AVE | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Ottawa County, Michigan | SR-CLEVELAND ST | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.