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
Sep 8, 2024 Hanover County, Virginia 1
Sep 8, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 31, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 28, 2024 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
Aug 24, 2024 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Aug 22, 2024 Ward County, North Dakota 1
Aug 15, 2024 Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Aug 5, 2024 Moultrie County, Illinois 1
Aug 2, 2024 Denton County, Texas 1
Jul 24, 2024 Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina 1
Jul 17, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 4, 2024 Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Jul 4, 2024 Retreat, Navarro County, Texas 1
Jun 22, 2024 St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Jun 15, 2024 Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jun 13, 2024 Attala County, Mississippi 1
Jun 11, 2024 Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Jun 7, 2024 Frederick County, Virginia 1
Jun 5, 2024 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas 1
Jun 4, 2024 Republic, Greene County, Missouri 1
Jun 3, 2024 Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
May 30, 2024 Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina 2
May 20, 2024 Kankakee County, Illinois 2
May 10, 2024 Manor, Travis County, Texas 1
May 6, 2024 Volusia County, Florida 2

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.