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
Jan 1, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 3
Dec 31, 2021 Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois 1
Dec 30, 2021 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 29, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Dec 29, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 29, 2021 Putnam County, Georgia 2
Dec 29, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 28, 2021 Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Dec 27, 2021 Calloway County, Kentucky 1
Dec 26, 2021 Victoria, Victoria County, Texas 1
Dec 26, 2021 Nelson County, Kentucky 2
Dec 25, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2021 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 24, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2021 Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan 1
Dec 21, 2021 Mendocino County, California 1
Dec 20, 2021 Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Dec 19, 2021 Elmira, Chemung County, New York 1
Dec 19, 2021 Bonneville County, Idaho 1
Dec 19, 2021 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 17, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2021 Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 15, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 13, 2021 Ringgold County, Iowa 1
Dec 13, 2021 Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California 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.