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
Dec 13, 2020 Lyon County, Nevada 1
Dec 13, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 12, 2020 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida 1
Dec 11, 2020 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Dec 11, 2020 Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Dec 11, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 11, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 10, 2020 Robertson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 9, 2020 Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2020 Itasca County, Minnesota 1
Dec 7, 2020 California, St. Mary's County, Maryland 1
Dec 6, 2020 Riverside, Walker County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2020 Weldon Spring, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Dec 5, 2020 Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina 1
Dec 5, 2020 Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Dec 5, 2020 Elko County, Nevada 1
Dec 3, 2020 Iroquois County, Illinois 1
Dec 2, 2020 Garwood, Union County, New Jersey 1
Dec 2, 2020 Tracy, San Joaquin County, California 1
Dec 1, 2020 Aberdeen, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Nov 30, 2020 Cumberland County, Virginia 1
Nov 28, 2020 Gonzales County, Texas 1
Nov 28, 2020 Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 28, 2020 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Nov 28, 2020 Covington County, Mississippi 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.