Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Ford Focus

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
200
Fatal crashes
200
Deaths inside
120
Other deaths
105

Between 2020 and 2024, 200 vehicles described as 2014 Ford Focus were involved in 200 fatal crashes in the United States. 120 people died inside these vehicles and 105 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 50
2021 51
2022 33
2023 37
2024 29

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

53%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Focus: 63%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 34 25
2021 27 36
2022 18 16
2023 22 15
2024 19 13

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford Focus: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Focus: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About the same as 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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Ford Focus Ford Focus Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.5% 18.7% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.5% 18.4% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 55.0% 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 141
Cloudy 31
Rain 14
Sleet or Hail 1
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 85
Dark - Not Lighted 63
Dark - Lighted 40
Dusk 5
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

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
Texas 24
Pennsylvania 15
California 15
Florida 13
Illinois 9
Ohio 9
Alabama 8
Michigan 8
Kentucky 8
North Carolina 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 12, 2023 Crockett County, Tennessee 1
Aug 11, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 15, 2023 Dallas County, Iowa 1
Jun 24, 2023 Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas 1
Jun 19, 2023 Cheyenne County, Nebraska 1
Jun 14, 2023 Clark County, Washington 1
May 29, 2023 Panola County, Texas 1
May 27, 2023 Lawrence County, Alabama 1
Apr 25, 2023 Martin County, Minnesota 1
Apr 14, 2023 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Mar 26, 2023 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 1
Feb 17, 2023 St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Feb 2, 2023 Clinton County, Illinois 1
Jan 31, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Jan 27, 2023 Riverside County, California 1
Jan 9, 2023 Pulaski County, Virginia 1
Dec 27, 2022 Oscoda County, Michigan 1
Dec 21, 2022 Cambria County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 3, 2022 Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1
Nov 30, 2022 Van Zandt County, Texas 1
Sep 30, 2022 Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois 1
Sep 27, 2022 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Sep 19, 2022 Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont 1
Sep 12, 2022 Rock Spring, Walker County, Georgia 1
Sep 5, 2022 Butte County, California 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.