Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Ford Focus
Compared with Ford Focus · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 105
- Fatal crashes
- 105
- Deaths inside
- 62
- Other deaths
- 53
Between 2020 and 2024, 105 vehicles described as 2017 Ford Focus were involved in 105 fatal crashes in the United States. 62 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 15 |
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
54%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 18 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
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
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%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Focus: 18%
- About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford Focus: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Ford Focus | Ford Focus | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.0% | 18.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.3% | 18.4% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 51.4% | 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 | 76 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 48 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 31 |
| Dark - Lighted | 25 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Texas | 9 |
| North Carolina | 8 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
| New York | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2020 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | US-322 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Chula Vista, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Stanley, Santa Fe County, New Mexico | SR-41 | 2 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Fordland, Webster County, Missouri | US-60 | 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.