Fatal crash profile · Model

Mazda CX-5

Compared with Mazda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
490
Fatal crashes
489
Deaths inside
215
Other deaths
336

Between 2020 and 2024, 490 vehicles described as Mazda CX-5 were involved in 489 fatal crashes in the United States. 215 people died inside these vehicles and 336 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 59
2021 83
2022 107
2023 127
2024 114

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 three-quarters of the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 48
2021 38 63
2022 47 70
2023 61 78
2024 52 77

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Mazda: 18%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Mazda: 19%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

  • About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Mazda CX-5 Mazda All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.4% 17.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.7% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 49.8% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 344
Cloudy 78
Rain 35
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Snow 6

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 251
Dark - Lighted 112
Dark - Not Lighted 102
Dusk 12
Dawn 9

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
California 64
Florida 61
Texas 46
Pennsylvania 28
North Carolina 25
New York 17
Arizona 17
Washington 13
Massachusetts 13
Illinois 12

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mazda CX-5 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
Feb 21, 2024 Gloucester County, Virginia 1
Feb 21, 2024 Eugene, Lane County, Oregon 1
Feb 18, 2024 Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York 1
Feb 14, 2024 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 2
Feb 14, 2024 Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota 1
Feb 14, 2024 Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia 1
Feb 7, 2024 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 6, 2024 Morris Plains, Morris County, New Jersey 1
Feb 2, 2024 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jan 11, 2024 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 1
Jan 10, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 7, 2024 Weld County, Colorado 3
Jan 3, 2024 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Dec 31, 2023 Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Dec 27, 2023 Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Dec 27, 2023 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama 1
Dec 26, 2023 Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 25, 2023 Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California 1
Dec 24, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Dec 23, 2023 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 22, 2023 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 19, 2023 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington 1
Dec 13, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 12, 2023 Broomfield, Broomfield County, Colorado 2
Dec 11, 2023 Chula Vista, San Diego County, California 1

Compare Mazda CX-5 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.