Fatal crash profile · Model year
2011 Ford Focus
Compared with Ford Focus · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 70
- Fatal crashes
- 70
- Deaths inside
- 49
- Other deaths
- 29
Between 2020 and 2024, 70 vehicles described as 2011 Ford Focus were involved in 70 fatal crashes in the United States. 49 people died inside these vehicles and 29 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
63%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 63%
- About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Focus: 19%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Focus: 18%
- About 90 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 80 percent of 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%
| Category | 2011 Ford Focus | Ford Focus | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 18.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 14.3% | 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.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 56 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 41 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8 |
| Michigan | 8 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| California | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2021 | Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan | SR-136 KEEWAHDIN RD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Monroe County, Michigan | SR-50 TECHUMSEH ST | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Escambia County, Florida | MULDOON RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas | US-67/7TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | VICTORY BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California | PRAIRIE AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan | HIX RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas | COMMON ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Hardeman County, Tennessee | CR-TEAGUE RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Pike County, Ohio | US-23 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Joplin, Newton County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-230 MARKET ST | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Clermont County, Ohio | US-52 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan | WAYNE RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-414 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas | US-270-6B | 1 |
| May 8, 2020 | Portage County, Ohio | SR-225 DEERFIELD WINDHAM RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Harvey County, Kansas | US-50 | 3 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Sumner, Gratiot County, Michigan | CR-LUMBERJACK RD | 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.