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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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
May 5, 2023 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
May 4, 2023 Pierce County, Washington 1
May 4, 2023 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
May 3, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
May 2, 2023 Habersham County, Georgia 2
May 2, 2023 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Apr 29, 2023 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 29, 2023 Franklin County, Washington 1
Apr 28, 2023 Barron County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 27, 2023 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 26, 2023 Scotland County, North Carolina 1
Apr 25, 2023 Midland, Midland County, Texas 2
Apr 23, 2023 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 23, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 22, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 22, 2023 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Apr 22, 2023 San Mateo County, California 1
Apr 21, 2023 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 21, 2023 Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 20, 2023 Pierce County, Nebraska 1
Apr 20, 2023 St. Louis County, Minnesota 2
Apr 19, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 19, 2023 Monroe, Union County, North Carolina 1
Apr 19, 2023 Ellis County, Kansas 1
Apr 16, 2023 Le Flore County, Oklahoma 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.