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 14, 2022 Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 12, 2022 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 1
Sep 12, 2022 Kern County, California 1
Sep 10, 2022 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia 1
Sep 3, 2022 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
Aug 27, 2022 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 26, 2022 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Aug 24, 2022 Sevier County, Tennessee 1
Aug 24, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 20, 2022 Harvey County, Kansas 1
Aug 17, 2022 Dixmont, Penobscot County, Maine 2
Aug 14, 2022 Chester, Morris County, New Jersey 1
Aug 10, 2022 Brookland, Craighead County, Arkansas 1
Aug 5, 2022 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Aug 5, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 3, 2022 Burien, King County, Washington 1
Aug 1, 2022 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Jul 31, 2022 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 29, 2022 Umatilla County, Oregon 1
Jul 29, 2022 Buchanan County, Missouri 2
Jul 20, 2022 West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 18, 2022 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jul 12, 2022 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Jul 4, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Jun 26, 2022 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 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.