Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Ford Flex
Compared with Ford Flex · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2012 Ford Flex were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
19%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds of the share for Ford Flex: 29%
- About 40 percent of the share for Ford: 45%
- About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Ford Flex: 12%
- About half the share for Ford: 16%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Ford Flex: 12%
- About 5 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
38%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford Flex: 41%
- About 85 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Ford Flex | Ford Flex | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 11.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 38.5% | 41.3% | 45.5% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2024 | Putnam County, Florida | SR-207 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-612 N NELLIS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Florence, Florence County, South Carolina | SR-153 S GAILLARD STREET | 2 |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | MAGNOLIA AVE | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 48TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | I-85 N | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Boulder County, Colorado | SR-119 | 2 |
| May 14, 2022 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MERIDIAN | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Beaufort County, South Carolina | US-21 TRASK PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Kent County, Delaware | SR-1 BAY RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 | Stearns County, Minnesota | I-94 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-52 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Waycross, Ware County, Georgia | SR-4 | 2 |
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.