Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Taurus X
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 25
- Fatal crashes
- 25
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 15
Between 2020 and 2024, 25 vehicles described as Ford Taurus X were involved in 25 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 15 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
44%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-quarter of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
56%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Taurus X | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.0% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 4.0% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 56.0% | 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 | 17 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Taurus X by model year
- 2008 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2024 | Kankakee County, Illinois | CR-41/ESSEX RD/N 16000W | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts | ROCKDALE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | MU-E 27TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky | US-68 BYPASS | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | MU-W ATKINSON AVE | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Jackson County, Michigan | US-127 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | SR-31 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | US-41 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Westmont, DuPage County, Illinois | US-34 OGDEN AVE | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Robinson, McLennan County, Texas | SR-6 | 2 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | US-264 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Spokane, Spokane County, Washington | W NORTHWEST BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Florence County, South Carolina | SR-327 N WILLSISTON RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama | SR-51 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | CR-E | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio | SR-611 HENDERSON DR | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | CAMPBELL AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California | SR-62 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | MULBERRY ST | 1 |
| May 4, 2021 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | SR-552 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Lagrange, LaGrange County, Indiana | US-20W | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Newton County, Missouri | US-60 | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | Kent County, Michigan | SR-37 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut | US-1 | 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.