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.

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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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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
May 19, 2021	Ballard County, Kentucky	SR-286 WICKLIFFE RD	2
May 4, 2021	Harold, Floyd County, Kentucky	US-23	1
Apr 25, 2021	Elk Grove Village, DuPage County, Illinois	NAPER BLVD	1
Apr 23, 2021	Tate County, Mississippi	I-55	1
Apr 16, 2021	Rockport, Aransas County, Texas	BS-35 L	1
Apr 8, 2021	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	HARDESTY AVE	1
Apr 5, 2021	Bastrop County, Texas	FM 812	1
Mar 27, 2021	Buckingham County, Virginia	CR-617	2
Mar 27, 2021	Adams County, Pennsylvania	SR-234 EAST BERLIN RD	1
Mar 26, 2021	Day County, South Dakota	US-12	1
Mar 25, 2021	St. Michael, Wright County, Minnesota	SR-241	1
Mar 25, 2021	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	MICHIGAN AVE	1
Mar 19, 2021	Mt Olive, Morris County, New Jersey	US-46	1
Feb 26, 2021	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	S MERIDIAN AVE	3
Feb 24, 2021	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-22	1
Feb 21, 2021	St. Clair County, Michigan	SR-25 LAKESHORE RD	2
Feb 20, 2021	Jefferson County, Tennessee	I-81	1
Feb 19, 2021	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas	SW 10TH AVE	1
Feb 19, 2021	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	RIO LINDA BLVD	2
Feb 6, 2021	North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-915	1
Jan 24, 2021	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	I-75	3
Jan 20, 2021	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	US-61	1
Jan 17, 2021	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-5	1
Jan 11, 2021	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska	LAKE ST	2
Jan 1, 2021	Sumter County, Georgia	CR-16/HENRY HART RD	2

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.