Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Explorer Sport
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 22 vehicles described as Ford Explorer Sport were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 55 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
68%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Explorer Sport | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.2% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 9.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 68.2% | 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 | 16 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Explorer Sport by model year
- 2003 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-69/EASTEX FWY | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Yucca, Mohave County, Arizona | US-93 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Polk County, Florida | CR-640 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-2 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida | SR-716 | 1 |
| May 29, 2023 | Miami County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | St. Clair County, Michigan | SR-21 IMLAY CITY RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Ward County, Texas | I-20/TEXAS PECOS TRL | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Osceola County, Florida | SIMPSON ROAD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Mt Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey | SR-38 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | I-240 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Polk County, Texas | US-190 | 2 |
| May 2, 2021 | Nowata County, Oklahoma | US-169 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | San Diego County, California | PALM CANYON DR | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | E CHARLESTON BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina | S 10TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas | SR-549-6 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | SR-102 8 MILE RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Monroe, Walton County, Georgia | CS-077815 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Kent, King County, Washington | I-5 | 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.