Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Fusion

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,413
Fatal crashes
2,400
Deaths inside
1,359
Other deaths
1,336

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,413 vehicles described as Ford Fusion were involved in 2,400 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,359 people died inside these vehicles and 1,336 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 452
2021 554
2022 496
2023 458
2024 453

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

50%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 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 260 258
2021 315 295
2022 272 284
2023 243 257
2024 269 242

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%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Fusion Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.7% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.4% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 54.2% 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 1,707
Cloudy 356
Rain 186
Fog, Smog, Smoke 33
Snow 21

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 1,084
Dark - Not Lighted 655
Dark - Lighted 540
Dusk 49
Dawn 43

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 229
Texas 212
Florida 166
Michigan 131
Ohio 126
North Carolina 105
Illinois 103
Georgia 102
Missouri 95
Tennessee 94

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Fusion 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
Dec 31, 2024 Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Dec 31, 2024 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 1
Dec 30, 2024 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Dec 29, 2024 Forrest County, Mississippi 1
Dec 28, 2024 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Dec 27, 2024 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Dec 26, 2024 LaPorte County, Indiana 1
Dec 26, 2024 East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois 1
Dec 25, 2024 Isanti County, Minnesota 1
Dec 25, 2024 Gilchrist County, Florida 1
Dec 25, 2024 Azusa, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 24, 2024 North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana 1
Dec 19, 2024 Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Dec 18, 2024 Carson County, Texas 4
Dec 17, 2024 Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 16, 2024 Lake County, Florida 1
Dec 16, 2024 Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Dec 15, 2024 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2024 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2024 Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2024 Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Dec 14, 2024 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Dec 13, 2024 St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Dec 12, 2024 Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2024 Hamilton County, Indiana 1

Compare Ford Fusion 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.