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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 15, 2023 Wayne County, Kentucky 1
Aug 13, 2023 Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 13, 2023 Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi 2
Aug 13, 2023 Raynham Center, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 12, 2023 Crockett County, Tennessee 1
Aug 11, 2023 King and Queen County, Virginia 1
Aug 11, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 10, 2023 Harnett County, North Carolina 2
Aug 10, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 8, 2023 Laurel County, Kentucky 2
Aug 6, 2023 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Aug 6, 2023 Payson, Gila County, Arizona 1
Aug 5, 2023 Delaware County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 5, 2023 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Aug 5, 2023 Dolton, Cook County, Illinois 2
Aug 5, 2023 Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Aug 4, 2023 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Aug 4, 2023 Roseville, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Aug 4, 2023 Marion County, Kentucky 1
Aug 4, 2023 Franklin County, Indiana 1
Aug 4, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Aug 3, 2023 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 2, 2023 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Jul 30, 2023 Washington County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 30, 2023 El Paso County, Texas 1

Compare Ford Focus with another vehicle

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.