Fatal crash profile · Model year

2011 Ford Mustang

Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
56
Fatal crashes
56
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
32

Between 2020 and 2024, 56 vehicles described as 2011 Ford Mustang were involved in 56 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 32 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 7
2021 13
2022 7
2023 11
2024 18

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

52%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
  • About 1.2 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 5 5
2021 7 8
2022 6 3
2023 8 5
2024 9 11

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

38%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 35%
  • About double the share for Ford: 16%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford Mustang: 25%
  • 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 the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 58%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2011 Ford Mustang Ford Mustang Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 37.5% 35.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.9% 24.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 53.6% 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 45
Cloudy 8
Rain 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 25
Dark - Not Lighted 16
Dark - Lighted 12
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1
Dawn 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
Texas 7
Arizona 4
Florida 4
North Carolina 3
Georgia 3
Michigan 3
Tennessee 3
California 3
Pennsylvania 3
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 13, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 18, 2023 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Mar 15, 2023 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 3
Feb 15, 2023 Tulare County, California 1
Nov 6, 2022 Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas 1
Sep 24, 2022 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1
Jul 29, 2022 Carbon County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 23, 2022 Pike County, Pennsylvania 2
Apr 19, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 18, 2022 Gadsden County, Florida 1
Feb 19, 2022 Pinellas County, Florida 2
Dec 29, 2021 Coweta County, Georgia 1
Dec 16, 2021 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Dec 7, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 9, 2021 St. Francis County, Arkansas 1
Oct 31, 2021 Polk County, Georgia 1
Sep 12, 2021 Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
Aug 30, 2021 Camby, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jul 17, 2021 Carl, Barrow County, Georgia 2
May 1, 2021 Delaware County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 4, 2021 Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida 1
Mar 18, 2021 Cook County, Illinois 2
Mar 12, 2021 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Feb 28, 2021 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Dec 26, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 4

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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.