Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Transit Connect

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
191
Fatal crashes
191
Deaths inside
73
Other deaths
138

Between 2020 and 2024, 191 vehicles described as Ford Transit Connect were involved in 191 fatal crashes in the United States. 73 people died inside these vehicles and 138 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 vans or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 30
2021 40
2022 49
2023 43
2024 29

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

35%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 45%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 20
2021 8 39
2022 23 28
2023 18 31
2024 12 20

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

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 45 percent of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%

5%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About one-third of the share for Ford: 16%
  • About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

35%

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

  • About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 46%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Ford Transit Connect Ford All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.8% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 5.2% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 34.6% 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 152
Cloudy 19
Rain 10
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Snow 1

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 123
Dark - Lighted 33
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dusk 4
Dawn 4

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
California 30
Florida 23
Arizona 12
Texas 10
North Carolina 10
Pennsylvania 8
Missouri 7
Ohio 7
Georgia 7
Tennessee 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Transit Connect 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
Jun 22, 2022 Mt Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
May 14, 2022 Douglas County, Kansas 1
May 13, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 4, 2022 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Apr 13, 2022 Stark County, Ohio 1
Apr 11, 2022 Stark County, Ohio 1
Mar 17, 2022 Thayer County, Nebraska 1
Mar 17, 2022 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Mar 14, 2022 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Mar 2, 2022 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Mar 1, 2022 Dakota County, Minnesota 1
Feb 24, 2022 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1
Feb 16, 2022 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Feb 15, 2022 Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Feb 11, 2022 Cambria County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 2, 2022 Sacramento County, California 1
Jan 24, 2022 Worth County, Georgia 2
Jan 21, 2022 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Jan 12, 2022 Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Jan 11, 2022 Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Jan 7, 2022 Seneca County, Ohio 1
Nov 28, 2021 Nye County, Nevada 3
Nov 26, 2021 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 2
Nov 12, 2021 Stanton, Orange County, California 1
Nov 9, 2021 Mansfield, Burlington County, New Jersey 1

Compare Ford Transit Connect 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.