Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Five Hundred

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 124
Fatal crashes: 124
Deaths inside: 100
Other deaths: 40

Between 2020 and 2024, 124 vehicles described as Ford Five Hundred were involved in 124 fatal crashes in the United States. 100 people died inside these vehicles and 40 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	32
2021	32
2022	25
2023	17
2024	18

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

71%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 45%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	27	10
2021	20	15
2022	25	4
2023	14	7
2024	14	4

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.7 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Five Hundred	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	27.4%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.6%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	43.5%	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	96
Cloudy	12
Rain	12
Snow	2
Severe Crosswinds	1

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	70
Dark - Not Lighted	31
Dark - Lighted	20
Dawn	1
Dusk	1

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
Florida	11
Texas	11
Michigan	8
North Carolina	8
Missouri	7
Georgia	7
Ohio	7
Tennessee	6
California	6
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Five Hundred by model year

2007 36 crashes
2006 38 crashes
2005 49 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
Jul 26, 2021	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	WOLCOTT ST	1
Jul 6, 2021	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-150 W BROADWAY	1
Jul 5, 2021	Chilton County, Alabama	I-65	1
Jun 18, 2021	Stanislaus County, California	SR-99	1
Jun 4, 2021	Jefferson County, Montana	I-15 N	1
Jun 3, 2021	Hernando County, Florida	US-41	2
May 30, 2021	Polk County, Florida	SR-540	1
May 15, 2021	Ontonagon County, Michigan	PORCUPINE MTNS W SP SERVICE	1
Apr 26, 2021	Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri	LAURANT AVE	1
Mar 28, 2021	Warren County, North Carolina	SR-43	1
Mar 27, 2021	Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas	I-45	1
Mar 14, 2021	San Bernardino County, California	SR-62 TWENTYNINE PALMS HWY	1
Mar 2, 2021	Latimer County, Oklahoma	SR-2	1
Feb 19, 2021	Clermont County, Ohio	SR-28	1
Feb 17, 2021	Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas	GONZALES ST	1
Feb 11, 2021	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	US-92	1
Jan 9, 2021	Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas	HEMPHILL DR	1
Dec 13, 2020	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	I-285	1
Dec 7, 2020	Gibson County, Tennessee	CR-COUNTY LAKE DR	1
Dec 3, 2020	Prairieville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana	US-61	1
Nov 22, 2020	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas	HAMPSTEAD LN	1
Oct 30, 2020	Busti, Chautauqua County, New York	SR-952P BUSTI SUGARGROVE RD	1
Oct 7, 2020	Brown County, Ohio	US-68	1
Oct 5, 2020	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-20	1
Sep 25, 2020	Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois	SR-137	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.