Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Mazda Mazda6
Compared with Mazda Mazda6 · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2018 Mazda Mazda6 were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
48%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Mazda Mazda6: 55%
- About 90 percent of the share for Mazda: 54%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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
37%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Mazda Mazda6: 23%
- About double the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
26%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Mazda Mazda6: 22%
- About 1.4 times the share for Mazda: 19%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
74%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Mazda Mazda6: 60%
- About 1.4 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Mazda Mazda6 | Mazda Mazda6 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 36.8% | 23.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 26.3% | 21.8% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 73.7% | 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 | 9 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Texas | 3 |
| California | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | FFM 1093/WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | St. Johns County, Florida | CR-2209 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Woodstock, Cherokee County, Georgia | CR-135900 TOWNE LAKE PKWY | 2 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Chula Vista, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Paola, Miami County, Kansas | US-169 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Pocahontas, Bond County, Illinois | SR-143 E STATE ST | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Story County, Iowa | SR-210/330TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-PARKER AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | DeSoto County, Florida | SR-70 | 2 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey | N MILL RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Russell County, Virginia | SR-80/REDBUD HWY | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | SR-19 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Denton County, Texas | US-380/UNIVERSITY DR | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Mineral County, Nevada | US-95 | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2081 WRIGHTSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SW 147TH AVE | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | Madison County, North Carolina | SR-208 | 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.