Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Mustang
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,931
- Fatal crashes
- 1,924
- Deaths inside
- 1,302
- Other deaths
- 867
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,931 vehicles described as Ford Mustang were involved in 1,924 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,302 people died inside these vehicles and 867 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 403 |
| 2021 | 394 |
| 2022 | 408 |
| 2023 | 379 |
| 2024 | 347 |
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
60%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 272 | 178 |
| 2021 | 289 | 158 |
| 2022 | 274 | 180 |
| 2023 | 260 | 170 |
| 2024 | 207 | 181 |
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 double the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
58%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Mustang | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 35.1% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.8% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 1,424 |
| Cloudy | 230 |
| Rain | 155 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 26 |
| Snow | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 793 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 573 |
| Dark - Lighted | 451 |
| Dusk | 50 |
| Dawn | 26 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 280 |
| California | 231 |
| Florida | 190 |
| North Carolina | 96 |
| Georgia | 90 |
| Alabama | 76 |
| Tennessee | 75 |
| Arizona | 65 |
| South Carolina | 61 |
| Illinois | 52 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Mustang by model year
- 2024 11 crashes
- 2023 12 crashes
- 2022 21 crashes
- 2021 32 crashes
- 2020 71 crashes
- 2019 90 crashes
- 2018 59 crashes
- 2017 90 crashes
- 2016 103 crashes
- 2015 96 crashes
- 2014 101 crashes
- 2013 57 crashes
- 2012 61 crashes
- 2011 56 crashes
- 2010 58 crashes
- 2009 30 crashes
- 2008 66 crashes
- 2007 104 crashes
- 2006 88 crashes
- 2005 105 crashes
- 2004 88 crashes
- 2003 84 crashes
- 2002 75 crashes
- 2001 68 crashes
- 2000 67 crashes
- 1999 31 crashes
- 1998 43 crashes
- 1997 18 crashes
- 1996 17 crashes
- 1995 31 crashes
- 1994 17 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana | SR-544 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Monterey County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Henry County, Georgia | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Anderson County, South Carolina | SSR-94 OLD PENDLETON RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Clay, Onondaga County, New York | SR-31 | 2 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Gray, Cumberland County, Maine | SR-115 YARMOUTH ROAD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky | SR-822 S 16TH STREET | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-630 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-30/TOM LANDRY HWY | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Westbrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio | MU-4971 VALLEY PIKE | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | TREASURE ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | SR-814 W ATLANTIC BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Riverside County, California | SEMINOLE DR | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Saunders County, Nebraska | SR-92 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana | SR-511 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | CR-MELVIN MASON RD SE | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Montcalm County, Michigan | CR-565 CRYSTAL RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | US-1 SR-540/4 DEANS BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Dickson County, Tennessee | CR-ABIFF RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Vacaville, Solano County, California | MONTE VISTA AVE | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Charles County, Maryland | CR-64 OLD WASHINGTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Morgan County, Alabama | CR-MT TABOR RD | 1 |
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.