Fatal crash profile · Model
Mazda CX-3
Compared with Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 36
- Fatal crashes
- 36
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 36 vehicles described as Mazda CX-3 were involved in 36 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 70 percent of the share for Mazda: 54%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Mazda: 19%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
61%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Mazda CX-3 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.3% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.9% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.1% | 53.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 30 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 10 |
| California | 4 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Mazda CX-3 by model year
- 2016 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2021 | Hamilton County, Ohio | US-27 COLERAIN AV | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Jim Wells County, Texas | SR-359 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Durham, Durham County, North Carolina | SR-55 N ALSTON AVE | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | N RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey | SR-24 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Charlotte, Atascosa County, Texas | FM 1333/YULE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Rappahannock County, Virginia | US-522 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Lake County, Indiana | US-41N | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-61 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Rochester, Monroe County, New York | LAKE AVE | 1 |
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.