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
Feb 7, 2021 St. Louis County, Missouri 2
Feb 3, 2021 Lassen County, California 1
Jan 21, 2021 Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Jan 20, 2021 Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 18, 2021 Dawson County, Nebraska 1
Jan 16, 2021 Skagit County, Washington 1
Jan 16, 2021 Huber Heights, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Jan 15, 2021 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 13, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 13, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 11, 2021 Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia 1
Jan 11, 2021 Solano County, California 1
Jan 5, 2021 Montgomery County, North Carolina 1
Jan 5, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jan 5, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 2, 2021 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Dec 31, 2020 Breckinridge County, Kentucky 1
Dec 30, 2020 Mineral Wells, Wood County, West Virginia 2
Dec 30, 2020 Park City, Summit County, Utah 1
Dec 29, 2020 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Dec 29, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 29, 2020 Orange Beach, Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Dec 25, 2020 Collin County, Texas 1
Dec 24, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 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.