Fatal crash profile · Model year

2010 Mazda Mazda3

Compared with Mazda Mazda3 · Mazda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
107
Fatal crashes
107
Deaths inside
72
Other deaths
46

Between 2020 and 2024, 107 vehicles described as 2010 Mazda Mazda3 were involved in 107 fatal crashes in the United States. 72 people died inside these vehicles and 46 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 18
2021 20
2022 26
2023 27
2024 16

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

61%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 56%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 10
2021 19 6
2022 17 12
2023 19 11
2024 9 7

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 1.1 times the share for Mazda Mazda3: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 22%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda3: 60%
  • About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2010 Mazda Mazda3 Mazda Mazda3 Mazda All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.4% 20.1% 17.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.4% 21.5% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 54.2% 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 84
Cloudy 13
Rain 4
Snow 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 49
Dark - Lighted 26
Dark - Not Lighted 26
Dawn 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

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
Texas 12
North Carolina 11
Florida 8
California 7
Ohio 7
Alabama 5
Arizona 5
New Jersey 4
Georgia 4
Pennsylvania 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 14, 2024 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Dec 12, 2024 Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia 1
Nov 23, 2024 St. Clair, Franklin County, Missouri 1
Nov 4, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 1, 2024 Blount County, Alabama 1
Oct 26, 2024 Madison County, Ohio 1
Sep 14, 2024 Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Aug 26, 2024 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 12, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Jun 21, 2024 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
May 7, 2024 Leland, Brunswick County, North Carolina 1
May 7, 2024 Turlock, Stanislaus County, California 1
Apr 16, 2024 Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama 1
Mar 11, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Feb 2, 2024 Kyle, Hays County, Texas 1
Jan 24, 2024 Scott County, Minnesota 1
Dec 8, 2023 Novato, Marin County, California 1
Dec 7, 2023 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Nov 23, 2023 McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 1
Nov 16, 2023 Midland County, Texas 1
Oct 28, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 27, 2023 Kingston, Bartow County, Georgia 2
Oct 22, 2023 East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 22, 2023 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida 1
Oct 19, 2023 Marlboro County, South Carolina 1

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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.