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
Nov 8, 2021 Barrow County, Georgia 1
Oct 31, 2021 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 29, 2021 Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky 1
Oct 27, 2021 Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois 1
Oct 15, 2021 Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia 1
Oct 14, 2021 Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 2
Sep 26, 2021 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Sep 16, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Sep 16, 2021 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Sep 14, 2021 Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Sep 1, 2021 Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas 1
Aug 9, 2021 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana 2
Aug 3, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 23, 2021 Bourbon, Crawford County, Missouri 3
Jul 21, 2021 Harker Heights, Bell County, Texas 1
Jun 24, 2021 Pierce County, Washington 1
Jun 17, 2021 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 1, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
May 25, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 19, 2021 Orange County, Virginia 1
May 11, 2021 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Apr 30, 2021 Texas City, Galveston County, Texas 1
Apr 12, 2021 Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Mar 23, 2021 Frederick County, Maryland 1
Mar 9, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 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.