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
May 7, 2023 Holmes County, Mississippi 1
May 6, 2023 Pecos, San Miguel County, New Mexico 1
May 2, 2023 Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico 1
May 1, 2023 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Apr 24, 2023 San Diego County, California 1
Apr 24, 2023 Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 23, 2023 Prince George County, Virginia 2
Apr 11, 2023 Brown Deer, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 8, 2023 Bell County, Texas 1
Apr 7, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Apr 4, 2023 St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Mar 31, 2023 Scott County, Kentucky 1
Mar 27, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Mar 24, 2023 Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona 2
Mar 17, 2023 Alameda, Alameda County, California 1
Mar 14, 2023 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Mar 4, 2023 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Feb 22, 2023 Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota 1
Feb 19, 2023 Bedford County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 18, 2023 Huber Heights, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Feb 17, 2023 Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida 1
Feb 16, 2023 Cleburne County, Alabama 1
Feb 15, 2023 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Feb 14, 2023 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Feb 12, 2023 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 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.