Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Flex

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
213
Fatal crashes
213
Deaths inside
73
Other deaths
178

Between 2020 and 2024, 213 vehicles described as Ford Flex were involved in 213 fatal crashes in the United States. 73 people died inside these vehicles and 178 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 43
2021 42
2022 40
2023 45
2024 43

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

29%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 40
2021 16 32
2022 15 37
2023 17 34
2024 16 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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 70 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Flex Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 11.7% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 11.7% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 41.3% 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 152
Cloudy 36
Rain 12
Snow 6
Blowing Snow 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 128
Dark - Not Lighted 41
Dark - Lighted 37
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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
California 28
Michigan 20
Florida 20
Texas 19
Ohio 16
Georgia 9
North Carolina 8
Wisconsin 7
Tennessee 7
Missouri 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Flex 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
Mar 21, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 17, 2023 Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 15, 2023 Union County, Ohio 1
Mar 10, 2023 Caldwell County, Kentucky 1
Mar 3, 2023 Wheeler County, Texas 1
Feb 25, 2023 Cypress, Orange County, California 2
Feb 24, 2023 Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Feb 15, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Feb 4, 2023 Wayne County, Mississippi 2
Jan 28, 2023 Hanover County, Virginia 1
Jan 24, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 13, 2023 Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee 1
Jan 8, 2023 Denton County, Texas 1
Dec 24, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 23, 2022 Erie County, Ohio 4
Dec 23, 2022 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 15, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 3
Dec 10, 2022 Hartwell, Hart County, Georgia 1
Dec 2, 2022 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1
Nov 26, 2022 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 17, 2022 Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California 5
Nov 16, 2022 Novi, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Nov 12, 2022 Kent County, Michigan 1
Nov 6, 2022 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Nov 2, 2022 Temple, Bell County, Texas 1

Compare Ford Flex 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.