Fatal crash profile · Model

Mazda Mazda3

Compared with Mazda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
924
Fatal crashes
920
Deaths inside
593
Other deaths
460

Between 2020 and 2024, 924 vehicles described as Mazda Mazda3 were involved in 920 fatal crashes in the United States. 593 people died inside these vehicles and 460 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 178
2021 207
2022 175
2023 205
2024 159

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 117 87
2021 148 99
2022 98 95
2023 130 101
2024 100 78

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Mazda: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Mazda: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Mazda Mazda3 Mazda All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.1% 17.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.5% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 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 668
Cloudy 112
Rain 65
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 10

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 358
Dark - Not Lighted 261
Dark - Lighted 243
Dawn 26
Dusk 19

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
California 126
Texas 108
Florida 87
Georgia 36
Ohio 35
North Carolina 32
Illinois 25
Arizona 25
Tennessee 25
Maryland 24

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mazda Mazda3 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 15, 2023 Lancing, Morgan County, Tennessee 1
May 12, 2023 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
May 12, 2023 Winder, Barrow County, Georgia 1
May 8, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 7, 2023 Midland, Midland County, Texas 1
May 6, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Apr 30, 2023 Fayette County, Ohio 1
Apr 30, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Apr 22, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Apr 16, 2023 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Apr 15, 2023 St. Joseph County, Michigan 1
Apr 13, 2023 Mesa County, Colorado 1
Apr 11, 2023 Commerce, Hunt County, Texas 1
Apr 10, 2023 Prince William County, Virginia 1
Apr 8, 2023 Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia 2
Apr 7, 2023 Ravalli County, Montana 1
Apr 7, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Apr 5, 2023 Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Apr 4, 2023 League City, Galveston County, Texas 2
Apr 4, 2023 Barton County, Kansas 1
Apr 2, 2023 Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Mar 31, 2023 Henry County, Virginia 1
Mar 30, 2023 Simi Valley, Ventura County, California 1
Mar 28, 2023 Coconino County, Arizona 1
Mar 27, 2023 Riverside County, California 1

Compare 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.