Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Taurus

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,199
Fatal crashes
1,198
Deaths inside
766
Other deaths
599

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,199 vehicles described as Ford Taurus were involved in 1,198 fatal crashes in the United States. 766 people died inside these vehicles and 599 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 279
2021 287
2022 240
2023 205
2024 188

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Ford: 45%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 175 142
2021 182 146
2022 148 127
2023 137 98
2024 124 86

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Taurus Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.1% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.8% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 49.4% 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 845
Cloudy 152
Rain 92
Fog, Smog, Smoke 17
Snow 6

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 592
Dark - Not Lighted 309
Dark - Lighted 225
Dusk 33
Dawn 20

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 83
Florida 64
Georgia 60
Missouri 59
Michigan 53
North Carolina 53
Virginia 50
California 47
Tennessee 45
Kentucky 42

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Taurus by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 8, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 7, 2022 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 7, 2022 Garfield Hts, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2
Jan 7, 2022 Vermillion County, Indiana 1
Jan 1, 2022 Kennewick, Benton County, Washington 1
Jan 1, 2022 Stark County, Ohio 1
Jan 1, 2022 San Mateo County, California 1
Dec 31, 2021 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
Dec 31, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 2
Dec 25, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 23, 2021 Kent County, Delaware 1
Dec 21, 2021 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 18, 2021 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 17, 2021 New York City, Richmond County, New York 1
Dec 17, 2021 Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Dec 16, 2021 Pemberton, Blue Earth County, Minnesota 1
Dec 13, 2021 Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama 1
Dec 11, 2021 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Dec 11, 2021 Alachua County, Florida 1
Dec 9, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Dec 7, 2021 Marion County, Iowa 2
Dec 6, 2021 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Dec 4, 2021 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
Dec 2, 2021 Verona, Oneida County, New York 1
Dec 1, 2021 Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee 1

Compare Ford Taurus with another vehicle

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.