Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Mazda Mazda3

Compared with Mazda Mazda3 · Mazda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
37
Fatal crashes
37
Deaths inside
32
Other deaths
13

Between 2020 and 2024, 37 vehicles described as 2005 Mazda Mazda3 were involved in 37 fatal crashes in the United States. 32 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 8
2021 7
2022 7
2023 12
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

71%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Mazda Mazda3: 56%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 3
2021 6 2
2022 4 4
2023 10 3
2024 3 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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Mazda: 18%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 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%

59%

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

  • About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 60%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Mazda Mazda3 Mazda Mazda3 Mazda All vehicles
Driver speeding 21.6% 20.1% 17.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.3% 21.5% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 59.5% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 25
Cloudy 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Rain 2

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 16
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 7
Dusk 1

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
Washington 4
Texas 4
Tennessee 4
California 3
Maryland 3
North Carolina 2
Ohio 2
New Jersey 2
Utah 2
Missouri 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 12, 2021 Clark County, Washington 2
Aug 8, 2021 Polk County, Missouri 1
Aug 6, 2021 Cecil County, Maryland 1
Apr 19, 2021 Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee 1
Nov 15, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 2
Oct 30, 2020 Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico 1
Jul 4, 2020 Camden County, Missouri 1
Jun 25, 2020 King County, Washington 1
Jun 18, 2020 Howard County, Maryland 3
May 11, 2020 Carroll County, Arkansas 1
Apr 9, 2020 Santa Barbara County, California 1
Feb 12, 2020 Thurston County, Washington 2

Compare 2005 Mazda Mazda3 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.