Fatal crash profile · Model year

2007 Ford Focus

Compared with Ford Focus · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
174
Fatal crashes
174
Deaths inside
141
Other deaths
53

Between 2020 and 2024, 174 vehicles described as 2007 Ford Focus were involved in 174 fatal crashes in the United States. 141 people died inside these vehicles and 53 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 33
2021 38
2022 29
2023 36
2024 38

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

73%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Focus: 63%
  • 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 31 8
2021 26 16
2022 19 11
2023 32 9
2024 33 9

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 19%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 18%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 51%
  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2007 Ford Focus Ford Focus Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.2% 18.7% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.2% 18.4% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 47.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 119
Cloudy 28
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
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 85
Dark - Not Lighted 46
Dark - Lighted 33
Dawn 6
Dusk 2

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 12
Texas 11
Michigan 10
Missouri 10
California 9
Ohio 8
Alabama 8
Arkansas 7
Oregon 7
Tennessee 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 8, 2021 Carroll County, Virginia 2
May 4, 2021 DeKalb County, Alabama 1
May 2, 2021 London, Laurel County, Kentucky 1
Apr 28, 2021 Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 23, 2021 Muskogee County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 21, 2021 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Mar 20, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Mar 13, 2021 Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Mar 3, 2021 Portage County, Ohio 1
Feb 20, 2021 Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Feb 9, 2021 Webster County, Mississippi 1
Feb 5, 2021 Randall County, Texas 1
Jan 27, 2021 Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 14, 2021 Hutchins, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 10, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jan 8, 2021 Pinole, Contra Costa County, California 1
Dec 23, 2020 Genesee County, Michigan 1
Dec 16, 2020 Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas 1
Dec 15, 2020 Walworth County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 27, 2020 King County, Washington 1
Nov 26, 2020 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Nov 24, 2020 North Andover Center, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 11, 2020 Todd County, Minnesota 1
Oct 3, 2020 Hobart, Lake County, Indiana 1
Sep 18, 2020 Chicago Ridge, Cook County, Illinois 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.