Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Mazda Mazda6
Compared with Mazda Mazda6 · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 25
- Fatal crashes
- 25
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 18
Between 2020 and 2024, 25 vehicles described as 2017 Mazda Mazda6 were involved in 25 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
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
33%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Mazda Mazda6: 55%
- About 60 percent of the share for Mazda: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
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
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Mazda Mazda6: 23%
- About 1.4 times the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 1.3 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 Mazda6: 22%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 19%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
68%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Mazda Mazda6: 60%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Mazda Mazda6 | Mazda Mazda6 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 24.0% | 23.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.0% | 21.8% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 68.0% | 60.3% | 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 | 21 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2024 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | I-270 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | CR-041700 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Delmar, Albany County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey | I-287 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SR-885 BLVD OF THE ALLIES | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | US-69 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Lincoln Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Marion County, South Carolina | SR-31 OLD STAGE RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 AT INDIAN CREEK DR | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia | CS-CEDAR MOUNTAIN | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | 8TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Titusville, Brevard County, Florida | DAIRY ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Pinellas County, Florida | CR-611 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Everett, Snohomish County, Washington | GLENWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Butte County, California | SR-149 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan | KENSINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Cook County, Illinois | I-290 | 3 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | COUNTY LINE RD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Kankakee County, Illinois | W COUNTY LINE CR 1200 N | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MORRIS ST | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey | CR-602 INMAN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Caroline County, Maryland | SR-404 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Orange County, California | PROSPECT AV | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Los Angeles County, California | IMPERIAL HWY | 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.