Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Ford Mustang

Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
75
Fatal crashes
75
Deaths inside
63
Other deaths
21

Between 2020 and 2024, 75 vehicles described as 2002 Ford Mustang were involved in 75 fatal crashes in the United States. 63 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 19
2021 14
2022 21
2023 13
2024 8

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

75%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 15 6
2021 13 5
2022 16 5
2023 13 2
2024 6 3

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

25%

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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Ford Mustang: 25%
  • About double the share for Ford: 16%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Ford Mustang Ford Mustang Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 25.3% 35.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 34.7% 24.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 58.7% 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 58
Cloudy 7
Rain 6

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 35
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 16
Dawn 2
Dusk 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 15
Florida 10
Arizona 6
Texas 5
Tennessee 3
Mississippi 3
Georgia 3
Arkansas 2
New Mexico 2
Ohio 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 18, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 5, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
May 4, 2021 Monroe, Walton County, Georgia 1
Mar 6, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 2
Feb 8, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 29, 2021 Danville, Boone County, West Virginia 1
Nov 29, 2020 Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Nov 22, 2020 Merced County, California 1
Nov 17, 2020 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Nov 8, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 24, 2020 Marana, Pima County, Arizona 1
Oct 2, 2020 Abilene, Taylor County, Texas 1
Aug 9, 2020 Stone County, Missouri 1
Aug 7, 2020 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 2
Jun 28, 2020 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Jun 14, 2020 Polk County, Florida 1
May 30, 2020 Lincoln County, Nebraska 1
May 7, 2020 Ayden, Pitt County, North Carolina 1
Apr 25, 2020 San Juan County, New Mexico 1
Apr 23, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Mar 24, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Mar 21, 2020 Putnam County, Florida 1
Mar 20, 2020 Franklin County, Ohio 1
Feb 3, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 2
Jan 18, 2020 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 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.