Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Fiesta

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
441
Fatal crashes
441
Deaths inside
299
Other deaths
182

Between 2020 and 2024, 441 vehicles described as Ford Fiesta were involved in 441 fatal crashes in the United States. 299 people died inside these vehicles and 182 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 85
2021 99
2022 91
2023 87
2024 79

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

62%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 58 33
2021 70 46
2022 59 40
2023 63 28
2024 49 35

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Fiesta Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.3% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 52.8% 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 315
Cloudy 60
Rain 35
Snow 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3

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 206
Dark - Not Lighted 110
Dark - Lighted 96
Dusk 10
Dawn 9

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 45
California 40
Florida 37
North Carolina 26
Georgia 20
South Carolina 18
Tennessee 16
Alabama 16
Ohio 16
Illinois 15

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Fiesta 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
Nov 4, 2021 Pickens County, South Carolina 2
Oct 28, 2021 Calhoun County, Alabama 1
Oct 10, 2021 Lenoir County, North Carolina 1
Oct 7, 2021 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Oct 5, 2021 Kings County, California 1
Oct 3, 2021 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Sep 29, 2021 Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia 2
Sep 28, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Sep 23, 2021 Lisman, Choctaw County, Alabama 1
Sep 20, 2021 Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia 1
Sep 13, 2021 Ada County, Idaho 1
Sep 12, 2021 Bay County, Florida 1
Sep 11, 2021 Columbia County, Florida 1
Sep 8, 2021 South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York 1
Sep 8, 2021 Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California 1
Sep 3, 2021 Fresno County, California 1
Sep 3, 2021 Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama 2
Aug 31, 2021 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 28, 2021 Town of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 25, 2021 Marshall County, Kentucky 1
Aug 20, 2021 Blount County, Alabama 1
Aug 13, 2021 Erwin, Harnett County, North Carolina 1
Aug 9, 2021 Cherokee County, Texas 1
Aug 2, 2021 Marion, Grant County, Indiana 1
Aug 2, 2021 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 1

Compare Ford Fiesta 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.