Fatal crash profile · Model

Lincoln MKZ

Compared with Lincoln · All vehicles

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Lincoln MKZ 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 20, 2024 Madison County, Tennessee 1
Jan 20, 2024 Dorchester County, South Carolina 1
Jan 7, 2024 West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 31, 2023 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Dec 30, 2023 Ozark County, Missouri 1
Dec 18, 2023 Laredo, Webb County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2023 Cass County, Missouri 1
Dec 12, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Nov 29, 2023 Ben Hill County, Georgia 1
Nov 23, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 23, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 2
Nov 11, 2023 Rice County, Minnesota 1
Nov 3, 2023 Marion County, South Carolina 1
Nov 2, 2023 Jasper County, South Carolina 1
Oct 30, 2023 Schiller Park, Cook County, Illinois 1
Oct 14, 2023 Carroll County, Missouri 1
Oct 5, 2023 Jackson County, Missouri 1
Oct 2, 2023 Broward County, Florida 1
Oct 1, 2023 Union County, Florida 1
Sep 24, 2023 Liberty County, Texas 1
Sep 3, 2023 Randolph County, Arkansas 1
Aug 24, 2023 Cheatham County, Tennessee 1
Aug 1, 2023 Nolan County, Texas 2
Aug 1, 2023 Kimble County, Texas 1
Jul 29, 2023 McHenry County, Illinois 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.