Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Flex

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

2019 23 crashes
2018 11 crashes
2016 14 crashes
2015 12 crashes
2014 23 crashes
2013 25 crashes
2012 13 crashes
2011 28 crashes
2010 25 crashes
2009 34 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
Jan 20, 2022	Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico	SR-53	1
Jan 16, 2022	Ross County, Ohio	US-23	1
Jan 10, 2022	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	LAWRENCE DR	1
Dec 22, 2021	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma	NW CACHE RD	1
Dec 14, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-65	1
Nov 12, 2021	Seminole County, Oklahoma	SR-9	1
Nov 8, 2021	Comal County, Texas	SR-46	1
Nov 6, 2021	Kern County, California	S REAL ROAD	1
Oct 27, 2021	Corinth, Denton County, Texas	I-35E SV RD/STEMMONS FWY	1
Oct 26, 2021	Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas	SR-121	1
Sep 28, 2021	Kent County, Michigan	CR-100TH ST SE	1
Sep 26, 2021	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	MCKINLEY BRG	1
Sep 11, 2021	Allegan County, Michigan	US-131	1
Sep 4, 2021	Floyd County, Iowa	CR-T66/UNDERWOOD AVE	2
Aug 30, 2021	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	N WATKINS ST	1
Aug 21, 2021	Dothan, Houston County, Alabama	US-84 SR-1	1
Aug 11, 2021	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	W CAMELBACK RD	2
Jul 25, 2021	St. Clair County, Illinois	I-64	1
Jul 25, 2021	Indian River County, Florida	I-95	1
Jul 10, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	CR-581	1
Jun 29, 2021	Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan	SR-59 AUBURN RD	1
Jun 26, 2021	Kent County, Delaware	SR-1 BAY RD	1
Jun 8, 2021	Napa County, California	SR-29	1
Jun 5, 2021	Lapeer County, Michigan	SR-53 VAN DYKE RD	1
May 29, 2021	Delaware County, Indiana	SR-67	3

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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.