Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Fiesta

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

2019 74 crashes
2018 46 crashes
2017 41 crashes
2016 56 crashes
2015 56 crashes
2014 38 crashes
2013 39 crashes
2012 53 crashes
2011 38 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jan 15, 2021	Marquette County, Wisconsin	SR-23	1
Jan 12, 2021	Escambia County, Florida	US-90	1
Jan 10, 2021	Lorain County, Ohio	TR-129 SNELL RD	1
Jan 9, 2021	Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas	I-2	1
Jan 9, 2021	Clinton County, Kentucky	SR-90	1
Jan 6, 2021	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-20	1
Dec 27, 2020	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-44 ENTRANCE RAMP	1
Dec 24, 2020	Harris County, Texas	CR-HIGHLAND KNOLL DR	1
Dec 24, 2020	Pima County, Arizona	SR-86	1
Dec 21, 2020	Bamberg County, South Carolina	US-21	1
Dec 14, 2020	San Joaquin County, California	AIRPORT WY	1
Nov 30, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	CENTRAL AVE	1
Nov 28, 2020	Franklin County, Missouri	SR-HH	1
Nov 26, 2020	Caroline County, Maryland	SR-404	1
Nov 24, 2020	Victorville, San Bernardino County, California	7TH ST	1
Nov 8, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	CR-POE PKWY	1
Nov 5, 2020	San Bernardino County, California	CAJON BLVD	1
Oct 30, 2020	Bladen County, North Carolina	SR-87	1
Oct 17, 2020	Bernalillo, Sandoval County, New Mexico	SR-313	1
Oct 16, 2020	Jackson County, Texas	SR-35	1
Oct 12, 2020	Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia	SR-5	1
Oct 10, 2020	Brantley County, Georgia	SR-110	1
Oct 8, 2020	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	INDIAN LAKES BLVD	1
Sep 27, 2020	Henry County, Georgia	US-19	1
Sep 26, 2020	Navajo County, Arizona	MIKES PIKE BLVD	1

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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.