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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2019 23 crashes
- 2018 28 crashes
- 2017 37 crashes
- 2016 48 crashes
- 2015 75 crashes
- 2014 61 crashes
- 2013 103 crashes
- 2012 45 crashes
- 2011 54 crashes
- 2010 36 crashes
- 2009 14 crashes
- 2008 62 crashes
- 2007 70 crashes
- 2006 59 crashes
- 2005 75 crashes
- 2004 55 crashes
- 2003 93 crashes
- 2002 59 crashes
- 2001 56 crashes
- 2000 49 crashes
- 1999 27 crashes
- 1998 18 crashes
- 1997 10 crashes
- 1996 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2024 | Marshall County, Iowa | SR-330 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Anderson County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Wayne County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana | I-64 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Richmond, Cache County, Utah | US-91 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | US-258 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Nashville, Washington County, Illinois | SR-127 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Hidalgo County, Texas | FM 494 | 3 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Le Sueur County, Minnesota | CR-12 TETONKA LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | MU-KEARNEY ST | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | BLUEMOUND DR | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | SR-41/FRANKLIN TPKE | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Horry County, South Carolina | SR-78 JUNIPER BAY RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Dakota County, Minnesota | CR-47 NORTHFIELD BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Snohomish County, Washington | CR-PIONEER HWY | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri | I-49 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | CR-31 W MARYLAND AVE | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-542 NEW HARRISON BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Paulding County, Georgia | CR-015000 WOODROW KAY RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Lincoln County, South Dakota | SR-11 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Ashland County, Ohio | SR-511 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Loudon County, Tennessee | NONE | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | SR-711 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Orange County, Florida | SR-436 SEMORAN BLVD | 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.