Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Focus
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,077
- Fatal crashes
- 2,070
- Deaths inside
- 1,459
- Other deaths
- 845
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,077 vehicles described as Ford Focus were involved in 2,070 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,459 people died inside these vehicles and 845 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 | 454 |
| 2021 | 472 |
| 2022 | 420 |
| 2023 | 393 |
| 2024 | 338 |
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
63%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- 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 | 320 | 191 |
| 2021 | 316 | 213 |
| 2022 | 279 | 181 |
| 2023 | 286 | 142 |
| 2024 | 258 | 118 |
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 1.2 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Focus | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.7% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.4% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 1,474 |
| Cloudy | 291 |
| Rain | 164 |
| Snow | 17 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 14 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 979 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 574 |
| Dark - Lighted | 405 |
| Dusk | 42 |
| Dawn | 40 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 184 |
| California | 152 |
| Florida | 136 |
| Michigan | 100 |
| Ohio | 92 |
| Pennsylvania | 81 |
| Illinois | 76 |
| Missouri | 76 |
| North Carolina | 75 |
| Georgia | 74 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Focus by model year
- 2018 95 crashes
- 2017 105 crashes
- 2016 149 crashes
- 2015 114 crashes
- 2014 200 crashes
- 2013 158 crashes
- 2012 207 crashes
- 2011 70 crashes
- 2010 123 crashes
- 2009 135 crashes
- 2008 124 crashes
- 2007 174 crashes
- 2006 98 crashes
- 2005 133 crashes
- 2004 28 crashes
- 2003 59 crashes
- 2002 53 crashes
- 2001 31 crashes
- 2000 16 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | US-278 SR-12 COVINGTON HWY | 2 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia | CS-BEDGOOD AVE | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Gregg County, Texas | SR-31 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Talladega County, Alabama | SR-34 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri | SR-13 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Robertson County, Tennessee | CR-KINNEYS RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Hardin County, Kentucky | CR-PLEASANT HILL RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas | I45 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Hertford County, North Carolina | SR-11 | 2 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | DeSoto County, Florida | SR-31 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Washington County, Florida | SR-20 | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Lowell, Gaston County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Lindale, Smith County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | North Charleston, Dorchester County, South Carolina | CR-NETHERBY LANE | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama | SR-21 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-35 E | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | E ANAHEIM ST | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Iredell County, North Carolina | US-70 SALISBURY HWY | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Wayne County, Michigan | FIVE MILE RD | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | New Sharon, Franklin County, Maine | US-2 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas | SR-99 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia | SR-166 E PRINCESS ANNE RD | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-175 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Newark, Licking County, Ohio | MU-945 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | E ALAMEDA AVE | 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.