Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Mazda Mazda2
Compared with Mazda Mazda2 · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2021 and 2024, 11 vehicles described as 2012 Mazda Mazda2 were involved in 11 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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 80 percent of the share for Mazda Mazda2: 70%
- About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 35 percent of the share for Mazda Mazda2: 24%
- About half the share for Mazda: 18%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Mazda Mazda2: 27%
- About the same as the share for Mazda: 19%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
55%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Mazda Mazda2: 44%
- About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Mazda Mazda2 | Mazda Mazda2 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.1% | 24.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.2% | 26.7% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 54.5% | 44.4% | 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 | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | US-98 SOUTHERN BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Gore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | SR-100 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Jefferson County, Colorado | SR-93 | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | Allen County, Ohio | US-30 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Islip, Suffolk County, New York | SR-27 | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Oakland, Alameda County, California | SR-24 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida | SR-739 EVANS AVE | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | New Castle County, Delaware | US-13 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Richmond County, North Carolina | SSR-1640 WIREGRASS RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | Los Angeles County, California | ATLANTIC AVE | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.