Fatal crash profile · Model

Lincoln MKZ

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 282
Fatal crashes: 282
Deaths inside: 178
Other deaths: 147

Between 2020 and 2024, 282 vehicles described as Lincoln MKZ were involved in 282 fatal crashes in the United States. 178 people died inside these vehicles and 147 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	57
2021	70
2022	62
2023	40
2024	53

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/vehicles-by-year/lincoln/mkz" title="Vehicles in fatal crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Deaths

Who died in these crashes

55%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Lincoln: 52%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	36	24
2021	46	46
2022	35	33
2023	31	15
2024	30	29

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/deaths-by-year/lincoln/mkz" title="Deaths in these crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Lincoln: 18%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Lincoln: 18%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

About the same as the share for Lincoln: 45%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Lincoln MKZ	Lincoln	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.9%	17.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.0%	17.7%	17.7%
At night	45.4%	45.5%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/crash-factors/lincoln/mkz" title="Crash factors compared" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	215
Cloudy	30
Rain	18
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/weather/lincoln/mkz" title="Weather at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	144
Dark - Lighted	67
Dark - Not Lighted	60
Dusk	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/lighting/lincoln/mkz" title="Light conditions at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Florida	36
Texas	26
Michigan	17
Illinois	14
Georgia	14
California	14
Ohio	13
South Carolina	12
Missouri	11
Pennsylvania	9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/top-states/lincoln/mkz" title="States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Explore

Lincoln MKZ by model year

2020 10 crashes
2018 10 crashes
2017 24 crashes
2016 25 crashes
2015 13 crashes
2014 23 crashes
2013 24 crashes
2012 38 crashes
2011 19 crashes
2010 18 crashes
2009 15 crashes
2008 33 crashes
2007 25 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
Aug 28, 2020	Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	US-84	1
Aug 26, 2020	Polk County, Florida	I-4	1
Aug 25, 2020	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois	W RIVERSIDE BLVD	1
Aug 13, 2020	Cobb County, Georgia	SR-4/280 S COBB DR	1
Jul 30, 2020	Smith County, Texas	FM 14	1
Jul 29, 2020	Yonkers, Westchester County, New York	SR-983C YONKERS AVE	1
Jul 27, 2020	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	US-1 S RIDGEWOOD AVE	1
Jul 26, 2020	Thurston County, Nebraska	CR-Q AVENUE	1
Jul 22, 2020	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	SR-0008 WILLIAM FLINN HW	1
Jul 18, 2020	Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, Virginia	5TH ST	1
Jul 9, 2020	El Paso County, Colorado	CR-HANCOCK EXPY	1
Jul 8, 2020	Montgomery County, Kansas	US-169	1
Jun 18, 2020	Beaver County, Pennsylvania	SR-288 ZELIENOPLE RD	1
Jun 16, 2020	Martin County, Florida	US-1	1
Jun 11, 2020	Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho	BRYDEN CANYON RD	1
Jun 6, 2020	Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan	44TH ST	1
May 26, 2020	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-65N RAMP	1
May 16, 2020	Buchanan County, Virginia	CR-650	1
May 13, 2020	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	CAMINO DE LA TIERRA	1
Apr 30, 2020	Highgate Center, Franklin County, Vermont	TH-64 HANNA RD	1
Apr 29, 2020	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	US-54 E KELLOGG DR	1
Apr 22, 2020	Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois	SR-126	1
Mar 16, 2020	Macon County, Georgia	SR-49	1
Feb 28, 2020	Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York	SR-27	1
Feb 28, 2020	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	30TH st	1

Compare Lincoln MKZ 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.