Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Ford F-250

Compared with Ford F-250 · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
80
Fatal crashes
80
Deaths inside
21
Other deaths
65

Between 2020 and 2024, 80 vehicles described as 2012 Ford F-250 were involved in 80 fatal crashes in the United States. 21 people died inside these vehicles and 65 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 21
2022 19
2023 22
2024 18

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

24%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford F-250: 32%
  • About half the share for Ford: 45%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 15
2022 7 12
2023 4 24
2024 4 14

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 F-250: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford F-250: 18%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

30%

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

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford F-250: 40%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Ford F-250 Ford F-250 Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.3% 16.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.5% 17.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 30.0% 40.4% 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 51
Cloudy 13
Rain 8
Severe Crosswinds 2
Blowing 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 54
Dark - Not Lighted 16
Dark - Lighted 9
Dusk 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
Texas 15
Georgia 11
Tennessee 4
Florida 4
Alabama 4
Virginia 4
Colorado 3
Illinois 3
California 3
Arizona 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 5, 2020 Jackson County, Florida 1
Mar 11, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Feb 20, 2020 Wichita County, Kansas 1
Jan 14, 2020 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Jan 6, 2020 Fresno County, California 1

Compare 2012 Ford F-250 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.