Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Ford Focus
Compared with Ford Focus · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 16
- Fatal crashes
- 16
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2020 and 2024, 16 vehicles described as 2000 Ford Focus were involved in 16 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
75%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford Focus: 63%
- About 1.7 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 19%
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
56%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford Focus: 51%
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Ford Focus | Ford Focus | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.8% | 18.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.8% | 18.4% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 56.3% | 50.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 2 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2024 | Jones County, Iowa | TS-NEWPORT RD | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | I-80/US-30 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Gray, Jones County, Georgia | US-129 SR-44 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, West Virginia | SR-28 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Orange County, Florida | CR-437 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | COLDWATER RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | White, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HW | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | US-18 SUMMIT AVE | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Canyon County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | US-79-4 | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | Cowlitz County, Washington | SR-4 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Butte County, California | SR-70 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Platte County, Missouri | SR-273 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-748 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE AINSWORTH ST | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon | I-105 | 1 |
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.