Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Explorer

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,742
Fatal crashes
2,723
Deaths inside
1,339
Other deaths
1,739

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,742 vehicles described as Ford Explorer were involved in 2,723 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,339 people died inside these vehicles and 1,739 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 573
2021 596
2022 537
2023 538
2024 498

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 307 325
2021 284 391
2022 278 329
2023 234 356
2024 236 338

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

48%

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 Explorer Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.2% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.1% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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 1,960
Cloudy 369
Rain 198
Fog, Smog, Smoke 37
Snow 26

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 1,378
Dark - Not Lighted 656
Dark - Lighted 548
Dusk 61
Dawn 46

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 268
California 239
Florida 195
North Carolina 139
Georgia 136
Michigan 104
Illinois 89
Tennessee 89
Ohio 88
Virginia 77

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Explorer by model year

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
Jun 13, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jun 13, 2021 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Jun 13, 2021 Blythe, Riverside County, California 1
Jun 11, 2021 Florence County, South Carolina 1
Jun 11, 2021 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 1
Jun 10, 2021 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Jun 10, 2021 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Jun 9, 2021 Wood-Lynne, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Jun 7, 2021 Ottawa County, Oklahoma 2
Jun 6, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 5, 2021 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Jun 4, 2021 Marshall County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 2, 2021 Duval County, Florida 1
Jun 1, 2021 Apache County, Arizona 1
May 31, 2021 Camden County, Missouri 1
May 30, 2021 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
May 30, 2021 Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
May 29, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
May 28, 2021 Stanislaus County, California 1
May 27, 2021 Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine 1
May 26, 2021 Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina 1
May 26, 2021 Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
May 26, 2021 Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia 1
May 25, 2021 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1
May 24, 2021 Eau Claire County, Wisconsin 1

Compare Ford Explorer 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.