Fatal crash profile · Model year

2013 Ford Mustang

Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
57
Fatal crashes
57
Deaths inside
39
Other deaths
27

Between 2020 and 2024, 57 vehicles described as 2013 Ford Mustang were involved in 57 fatal crashes in the United States. 39 people died inside these vehicles and 27 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 9
2021 14
2022 9
2023 13
2024 12

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 6
2021 14 3
2022 5 5
2023 6 7
2024 8 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

35%

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 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Mustang: 25%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.2 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 2013 Ford Mustang Ford Mustang Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 35.1% 35.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.1% 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 38
Cloudy 10
Rain 5
Severe Crosswinds 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 23
Dark - Not Lighted 19
Dark - Lighted 10
Dusk 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

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 10
Mississippi 5
Florida 5
Alabama 4
California 3
Arizona 3
South Carolina 3
Virginia 2
Pennsylvania 2
New Mexico 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 21, 2022 Daviess County, Kentucky 1
Nov 14, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 11, 2022 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Oct 29, 2022 St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Oct 5, 2022 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Oct 1, 2022 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Aug 13, 2022 East Irvine, Orange County, California 1
Apr 6, 2022 Scotland County, North Carolina 1
Feb 26, 2022 Elmore County, Alabama 2
Dec 29, 2021 Mohave County, Arizona 2
Nov 26, 2021 Elbert County, Colorado 2
Oct 30, 2021 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 1
Oct 24, 2021 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Sep 17, 2021 Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Sep 11, 2021 Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Aug 12, 2021 Brentwood, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Jul 19, 2021 Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 8, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 8, 2021 Lawrence County, Alabama 2
Apr 24, 2021 Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas 1
Apr 15, 2021 Dorchester County, South Carolina 1
Mar 17, 2021 Adams County, Mississippi 1
Jan 24, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Oct 17, 2020 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Sep 20, 2020 Northampton County, Pennsylvania 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.