Fatal crash profile · Model year

2001 Ford Mustang

Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
68
Fatal crashes
68
Deaths inside
51
Other deaths
24

Between 2020 and 2024, 68 vehicles described as 2001 Ford Mustang were involved in 68 fatal crashes in the United States. 51 people died inside these vehicles and 24 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 17
2021 14
2022 8
2023 14
2024 15

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 8
2021 11 3
2022 7 2
2023 12 5
2024 10 6

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 1.7 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%

63%

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

  • About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 58%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2001 Ford Mustang Ford Mustang Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.5% 35.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.5% 24.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 63.2% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 48
Rain 8
Cloudy 8

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 26
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 17
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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 11
Texas 6
Florida 5
Arizona 4
Alabama 3
North Carolina 3
Tennessee 3
Pennsylvania 3
Georgia 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 25, 2024 Ontario, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 18, 2024 Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee 1
Oct 16, 2024 Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 24, 2024 Vacaville, Solano County, California 1
Aug 23, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Jul 16, 2024 Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jul 15, 2024 Richmond, Contra Costa County, California 1
Jun 13, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 6, 2024 Stanislaus County, California 1
May 20, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 15, 2024 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1
Apr 20, 2024 Winston County, Alabama 2
Mar 22, 2024 Butler County, Kansas 1
Mar 10, 2024 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jan 9, 2024 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Nov 6, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 30, 2023 DeKalb County, Georgia 2
Aug 26, 2023 Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Aug 5, 2023 Creston, Union County, Iowa 1
Aug 5, 2023 Gold Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona 2
Jul 30, 2023 Dover Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine 1
Jul 15, 2023 Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
May 30, 2023 Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 1
May 11, 2023 Albany, Albany County, New York 1
Apr 21, 2023 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina 1

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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.