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
Oct 13, 2023	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	MU-14577 SUPERIOR RD RD	1
Oct 8, 2023	Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida	SR-7	1
Oct 7, 2023	Iredell County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Oct 7, 2023	Olmsted County, Minnesota	CR-33 BROADWAY AVE	1
Oct 4, 2023	Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona	HIGLEY RD	1
Sep 29, 2023	Utica, Oneida County, New York	CULVER AVE	2
Sep 25, 2023	Graham County, North Carolina	SR-28	1
Sep 12, 2023	Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio	SR-32 JAMES A RHODES APP HWY	1
Sep 8, 2023	Marion County, Florida	SR-200	1
Sep 5, 2023	Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio	I-71	1
Sep 5, 2023	Kent County, Delaware	SR-300 WHEATLEYS POND RD	1
Aug 28, 2023	Mexican Springs, McKinley County, New Mexico	US-491	1
Aug 28, 2023	Jordan, New London County, Connecticut	I-395	1
Aug 22, 2023	Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey	SR-70	1
Aug 16, 2023	Taylor County, Kentucky	US-68 GREENSBURG RD	1
Aug 15, 2023	Stone County, Mississippi	SR-26	2
Aug 11, 2023	Bedford County, Tennessee	SR-130	1
Aug 3, 2023	Colbert County, Alabama	US-72 SR-2	1
Jul 31, 2023	Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia	US-441/23 SR-15	1
Jul 29, 2023	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	E 10TH ST	1
Jul 23, 2023	Sussex County, Delaware	CR-493 SHELL BRIDGE ROAD	1
Jul 22, 2023	Alleghany County, North Carolina	SSR-1444	1
Jul 7, 2023	Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts	MAIN ST	1
Jul 4, 2023	Berkeley County, South Carolina	US-52 HWY 52	1
Jul 2, 2023	Town of Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts	SR-140 COUNTY ST	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.