Fatal crash profile · Make

Lincoln

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,607
Fatal crashes: 1,601
Deaths inside: 933
Other deaths: 876

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,607 vehicles described as Lincoln were involved in 1,601 fatal crashes in the United States. 933 people died inside these vehicles and 876 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	321
2021	340
2022	360
2023	287
2024	299

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

52%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

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

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	204	154
2021	209	189
2022	193	200
2023	163	168
2024	164	165

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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 all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Lincoln	All vehicles
Driver speeding	17.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.7%	17.7%
At night	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	1,180
Cloudy	182
Rain	130
Fog, Smog, Smoke	14
Snow	9

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	841
Dark - Not Lighted	356
Dark - Lighted	319
Dusk	32
Dawn	30

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
Texas	182
Florida	157
California	99
Michigan	74
Georgia	74
Illinois	66
North Carolina	59
Missouri	55
Ohio	53
South Carolina	51

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lincoln models

Town Car 385 crashes
MKZ 282 crashes
Navigator 206 crashes
MKX 203 crashes
MKC 90 crashes
MKS 78 crashes
LS 70 crashes
Continental 63 crashes
Aviator 57 crashes
Nautilus 31 crashes
Mark LT 31 crashes
MKT 29 crashes
Zephyr 24 crashes
Corsair 24 crashes
Navigator L 18 crashes
Mark 10 crashes
Blackwood 2 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
Jul 19, 2020	Duplin County, North Carolina	SSR-1301 BOWDENS RD	1
Jul 18, 2020	Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, Virginia	5TH ST	1
Jul 15, 2020	Kent County, Michigan	I-96	1
Jul 14, 2020	Douglas County, Minnesota	CR-9	1
Jul 12, 2020	Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas	I-45	1
Jul 12, 2020	Rinconada, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	SR-68	1
Jul 12, 2020	Letcher County, Kentucky	SR-7	1
Jul 11, 2020	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-426	1
Jul 10, 2020	Hertford County, North Carolina	US-13/SR-461	2
Jul 9, 2020	El Paso County, Colorado	CR-HANCOCK EXPY	1
Jul 8, 2020	Montgomery County, Kansas	US-169	1
Jul 6, 2020	Dayton, Liberty County, Texas	SR-146	1
Jul 4, 2020	Houston, Harris County, Texas	HOWARD DR	1
Jul 3, 2020	Cheatham County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Jul 3, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	CR-222 GENDER RD	1
Jul 2, 2020	Lewis County, Washington	US-12	1
Jun 26, 2020	Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas	SR-12-02	1
Jun 23, 2020	Alamance County, North Carolina	SSR-2133 TURNER RD	1
Jun 22, 2020	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	UNIVERSITY AVE	1
Jun 21, 2020	Denton, Denton County, Texas	I-35W	1
Jun 21, 2020	New York City, Kings County, New York	WINTHROP ST	1
Jun 21, 2020	Daviess County, Kentucky	US-431	1
Jun 21, 2020	St. Joseph County, Indiana	SR-104	1
Jun 20, 2020	Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia	US-360	1
Jun 18, 2020	Beaver County, Pennsylvania	SR-288 ZELIENOPLE RD	1

Compare Lincoln 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.