Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Ford Explorer

Compared with Ford Explorer · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
100
Fatal crashes
100
Deaths inside
62
Other deaths
48

Between 2020 and 2024, 100 vehicles described as 2005 Ford Explorer were involved in 100 fatal crashes in the United States. 62 people died inside these vehicles and 48 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 28
2021 22
2022 14
2023 22
2024 14

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford Explorer: 44%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 16
2021 11 11
2022 14 4
2023 12 11
2024 8 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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Ford Explorer: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford Explorer: 15%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford Explorer: 48%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Ford Explorer Ford Explorer Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.0% 16.2% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.0% 15.1% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 47.0% 48.2% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 72
Cloudy 14
Rain 7
Severe Crosswinds 1
Snow 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 50
Dark - Not Lighted 24
Dark - Lighted 22
Dusk 3
Dawn 1

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
Florida 11
North Carolina 8
California 7
Ohio 7
Virginia 7
Texas 7
Mississippi 5
Colorado 4
Arizona 4
Michigan 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 27, 2020 Colbert County, Alabama 1
Oct 30, 2020 Cullman County, Alabama 1
Oct 25, 2020 Victorville, San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 24, 2020 Tunica County, Mississippi 1
Sep 11, 2020 Greenville County, South Carolina 4
Sep 10, 2020 Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 22, 2020 Kent County, Michigan 1
Jul 22, 2020 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 20, 2020 Sumter County, South Carolina 1
Jul 11, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jul 11, 2020 Bamberg County, South Carolina 1
Jul 6, 2020 Hocking County, Ohio 1
Jun 29, 2020 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 2
Jun 27, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Jun 18, 2020 Trimble, Athens County, Ohio 1
Jun 14, 2020 Rusk County, Texas 1
Jun 3, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 30, 2020 Wood County, Ohio 1
May 9, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 9, 2020 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Apr 9, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
Feb 25, 2020 Dania Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Feb 8, 2020 Texas County, Missouri 1
Jan 30, 2020 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 22, 2020 Seneca County, Ohio 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.