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
| 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.
Embed
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%
| 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.
Embed
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%
| 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.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| 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.
Embed
| 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.
Embed
Where
States with the most 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.
Embed
Explore
Ford Fusion by model year
- 2020 100 crashes
- 2019 128 crashes
- 2018 121 crashes
- 2017 234 crashes
- 2016 275 crashes
- 2015 161 crashes
- 2014 226 crashes
- 2013 168 crashes
- 2012 221 crashes
- 2011 189 crashes
- 2010 215 crashes
- 2009 92 crashes
- 2008 99 crashes
- 2007 107 crashes
- 2006 71 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | SR-41 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Fort Gay, Wayne County, West Virginia | US-52 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Van Bowen, Wayne County, Michigan | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California | I-405 SANDIEGO FWY | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | SR-366 FREEPORT RD | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-2805 HARRISBURG RD | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Kent County, Michigan | CR-84TH ST SW | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Purgatory, Kennebec County, Maine | SR-197 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana | WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 300 W | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Sumner County, Tennessee | SR-25 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Wake County, North Carolina | I-87 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Alachua County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | DEL PASO RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Pickaway County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana | SR-1179 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington | PARKLAND DR | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | RANCHO DR | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Will County, Illinois | SR-171 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | INDEPENDENCE BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Blackford County, Indiana | CR-300 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | SR-181 76TH ST N | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SOUTHERN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota | US-169 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | PARKSIDE ST | 1 |
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.