Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Mazda Mazda3
Compared with Mazda Mazda3 · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 58
- Fatal crashes
- 58
- Deaths inside
- 31
- Other deaths
- 41
Between 2020 and 2024, 58 vehicles described as 2016 Mazda Mazda3 were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 41 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 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
43%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Mazda Mazda3: 56%
- About 80 percent of the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Mazda Mazda3: 20%
- About three-quarters of the share for Mazda: 18%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Mazda Mazda3: 22%
- About the same as the share for Mazda: 19%
- About the same as 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 | 2016 Mazda Mazda3 | Mazda Mazda3 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.8% | 20.1% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.0% | 21.5% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.8% | 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 | 47 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 25 |
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 12 |
| California | 11 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | N 1ST AVE | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota | CR-31 PILOT KNOB RD | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Baltimore County, Maryland | US-40 PULASKI HWY | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma | SW 97TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Eastland County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut | TS-CANDLEWOOD LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Douglas County, Colorado | SR-470 RAMP D | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Temple, Bell County, Texas | I35 | 2 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas | SR-358/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DR | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida | CR-296 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Bradley Beach, Monmouth County, New Jersey | SR-71 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | ARROW HWY | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee | I-26 US-23 JAMES H QUILLEN PKW | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | US-11 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia | US-41 COBB PARKWAY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Bothell, King County, Washington | I-405 | 2 |
| May 8, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | St. Joseph County, Michigan | COLON RD | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Miramar, Broward County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | I-26 | 2 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Vestavia Hills, Jefferson County, Alabama | US-280 SR-38 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida | EVERGREEN PLACE SW | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Marshall County, Indiana | US-6 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Riverside County, California | SR-79 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | US-401 | 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.