Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Freestyle

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
90
Fatal crashes
90
Deaths inside
53
Other deaths
46

Between 2020 and 2024, 90 vehicles described as Ford Freestyle were involved in 90 fatal crashes in the United States. 53 people died inside these vehicles and 46 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 22
2021 24
2022 19
2023 18
2024 7

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • 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 13 9
2021 14 14
2022 12 12
2023 11 7
2024 3 4

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Freestyle Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.8% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.2% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 48.9% 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 66
Cloudy 10
Rain 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 44
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Lighted 11
Dusk 7
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

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
California 10
Michigan 6
Ohio 5
Indiana 5
North Carolina 5
Colorado 4
Missouri 4
Florida 4
Texas 4
Virginia 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Freestyle 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 4, 2020 Cole County, Missouri 1
Aug 4, 2020 Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan 1
Aug 2, 2020 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jul 4, 2020 Clay County, Minnesota 1
Jun 16, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 14, 2020 Lyon County, Kansas 1
Jun 11, 2020 Scott County, Kentucky 1
Jun 5, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 2, 2020 Chaffee County, Colorado 1
Jun 1, 2020 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
May 28, 2020 Downey, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 3, 2020 Ventura County, California 1
Feb 16, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 4, 2020 Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri 1
Jan 13, 2020 Copperas Cove, Coryell County, Texas 1

Compare Ford Freestyle 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.