Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Ford Mustang

Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
101
Fatal crashes
101
Deaths inside
59
Other deaths
56

Between 2020 and 2024, 101 vehicles described as 2014 Ford Mustang were involved in 101 fatal crashes in the United States. 59 people died inside these vehicles and 56 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 16
2021 19
2022 24
2023 23
2024 19

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
  • About 1.1 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 6 10
2021 16 7
2022 13 15
2023 16 11
2024 8 13

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Ford Mustang: 35%
  • About 1.9 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 90 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%

56%

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 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Ford Mustang Ford Mustang Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 29.7% 35.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.8% 24.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 56.4% 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 73
Rain 13
Cloudy 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4

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 41
Dark - Not Lighted 35
Dark - Lighted 16
Dusk 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

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 22
South Carolina 7
Florida 6
Georgia 6
North Carolina 5
Illinois 5
California 5
Arizona 5
Tennessee 4
Missouri 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 19, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 4, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 26, 2024 New Hanover County, North Carolina 1
Oct 13, 2024 Clay, Onondaga County, New York 2
Oct 9, 2024 Westbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut 1
Aug 30, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 21, 2024 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Aug 2, 2024 Orogrande, Otero County, New Mexico 1
Jun 21, 2024 Craven County, North Carolina 1
Jun 21, 2024 Kings County, California 1
Jun 7, 2024 Frederick County, Virginia 1
May 8, 2024 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
May 2, 2024 Taney County, Missouri 1
Mar 3, 2024 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Mar 3, 2024 Washington County, Illinois 2
Feb 26, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 9, 2024 Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Jan 20, 2024 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Jan 17, 2024 Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Dec 15, 2023 Northumberland County, Virginia 2
Nov 22, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 5, 2023 El Paso County, Colorado 1
Sep 29, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2023 Johnson County, Texas 2
Aug 11, 2023 Kings County, California 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.