Fatal crash profile · Model year
2023 Ford Mustang
Compared with Ford Mustang · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2023–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 8
Between 2023 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2023 Ford Mustang were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 8 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
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
43%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 70 percent of the share for Ford Mustang: 60%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 45%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Ford Mustang: 35%
- About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Ford Mustang: 25%
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
75%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Mustang: 58%
- About 1.6 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2023 Ford Mustang | Ford Mustang | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.7% | 35.1% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.0% | 24.8% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 75.0% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2024 | Faulkner County, Arkansas | US-65 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Loudoun County, Virginia | CR-200 TALL CEDARS PKWY | 2 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-30/TOM LANDRY HWY | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Villa Park, DuPage County, Illinois | SR- 64 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Seminole County, Florida | NORTH ST | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Mobile County, Alabama | CR-BELLINGRATH RD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii | SR-72 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Prince George's County, Maryland | I-95 | 2 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | TS-TOWNSHIP LINE RD | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | SR-310 CAMDEN RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | SR-262 LEESBURG RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | CR-TALBOT AVE | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.