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
Oct 9, 2020 Massillon, Stark County, Ohio 1
Oct 9, 2020 Mohave County, Arizona 1
Oct 8, 2020 Amenia, Dutchess County, New York 1
Oct 8, 2020 Clay County, Alabama 2
Oct 7, 2020 Osceola County, Florida 1
Oct 7, 2020 Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 6, 2020 Port Wentworth, Chatham County, Georgia 2
Oct 5, 2020 Dearborn County, Indiana 1
Oct 5, 2020 Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Oct 4, 2020 Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 4, 2020 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
Oct 3, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Oct 3, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Oct 3, 2020 Victorville, San Bernardino County, California 2
Oct 3, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 2, 2020 Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Oct 1, 2020 Calloway County, Kentucky 1
Sep 30, 2020 Nash County, North Carolina 1
Sep 29, 2020 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska 1
Sep 29, 2020 Lenawee County, Michigan 1
Sep 29, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 26, 2020 Alachua County, Florida 1
Sep 26, 2020 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 25, 2020 Berkeley County, South Carolina 2
Sep 25, 2020 Anderson County, South Carolina 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.