Fatal crash profile · Model year
2004 Mazda Mazda3
Compared with Mazda Mazda3 · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 28
- Fatal crashes
- 28
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 28 vehicles described as 2004 Mazda Mazda3 were involved in 28 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
79%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Mazda Mazda3: 56%
- About 1.5 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
36%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.8 times the share for Mazda Mazda3: 20%
- About double the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Mazda Mazda3: 22%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 19%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 60%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2004 Mazda Mazda3 | Mazda Mazda3 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 35.7% | 20.1% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.0% | 21.5% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 64.3% | 59.5% | 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 | 20 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina | US-70 N CHURCH ST | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Middlesex County, Virginia | SR-33 GENERAL PULLER HWY | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | SR-33 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | SR-14 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | US-27 SR-27 ROSSVILLE BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Orange County, California | SR-74 ORTEGA HWY | 1 |
| May 24, 2023 | Stapleton, Jefferson County, Georgia | SR-540 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | St. Martin Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | SR-611 OLD YORK RD | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Mason County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Glassboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey | CR-637 SOUTH ACADEMY ST | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Winn Parish, Louisiana | US-167 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Stone County, Missouri | SR-13 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | San Benito County, California | SR-25 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Klamath County, Oregon | SR-39 ODOT 50 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California | BEAR VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Fresno County, California | HAYES AV | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Linden, Union County, New Jersey | US-1 | 2 |
| May 22, 2021 | Clark County, Wisconsin | CR-N | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Murrieta, Riverside County, California | WHITEWOOD RD | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-107 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Stark County, Ohio | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | San Joaquin County, California | I-5 | 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.