Fatal crash profile · Model year
1999 Ford Mustang
Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2023
- 31
- Fatal crashes
- 31
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2023, 31 vehicles described as 1999 Ford Mustang were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 1 |
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
78%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
- About 1.7 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
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
26%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford Mustang: 35%
- About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
26%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 25%
- About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
61%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 58%
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1999 Ford Mustang | Ford Mustang | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 25.8% | 35.1% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.8% | 24.8% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.3% | 58.4% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2023 | Harris County, Texas | US-290 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Colleton County, South Carolina | SR-68 HIERS CORNER RD | 2 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | 170TH ST E | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Branch County, Michigan | US-12 CHICAGO RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana | 10TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Buncombe County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Pasco County, Florida | WIRE RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | E INDIAN SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Washington County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Yakima County, Washington | CR-FORT ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Cornville, Yavapai County, Arizona | E CORNVILLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Camden County, Missouri | SR-F | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | I-10 SVRD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Volney, Oswego County, New York | CR-176 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Anaheim, Orange County, California | SR-91 RIVERSIDE FWY | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | Greene County, Tennessee | SR-70 ASHEVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Hemet, Riverside County, California | STATE ST | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas | SW 10TH AVE | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Senoia, Coweta County, Georgia | CR-550 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | Baldwin County, Alabama | CR-12 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Grant County, Washington | SR-281 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Sweetland, Lincoln County, West Virginia | SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Campbell County, Virginia | CR-648 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.