Fatal crash profile · Model
Mazda Mazda6
Compared with Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 496
- Fatal crashes
- 496
- Deaths inside
- 301
- Other deaths
- 242
Between 2020 and 2024, 496 vehicles described as Mazda Mazda6 were involved in 496 fatal crashes in the United States. 301 people died inside these vehicles and 242 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 | 107 |
| 2021 | 109 |
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2023 | 95 |
| 2024 | 93 |
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
55%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Mazda: 54%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | 51 |
| 2021 | 58 | 64 |
| 2022 | 48 | 52 |
| 2023 | 66 | 36 |
| 2024 | 65 | 39 |
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
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 1.2 times 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%
| Category | Mazda Mazda6 | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 23.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.8% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 358 |
| Cloudy | 59 |
| Rain | 42 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
| Snow | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 199 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 144 |
| Dark - Lighted | 124 |
| Dusk | 12 |
| Dawn | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 52 |
| California | 50 |
| Texas | 38 |
| Ohio | 21 |
| Georgia | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 |
| Illinois | 17 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| South Carolina | 17 |
| Tennessee | 17 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
- 2021 12 crashes
- 2018 19 crashes
- 2017 25 crashes
- 2016 53 crashes
- 2015 37 crashes
- 2014 45 crashes
- 2013 10 crashes
- 2012 36 crashes
- 2011 19 crashes
- 2010 36 crashes
- 2009 24 crashes
- 2008 33 crashes
- 2007 35 crashes
- 2006 28 crashes
- 2005 25 crashes
- 2004 31 crashes
- 2003 16 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Marion County, South Carolina | SR-31 OLD STAGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Roosevelt County, Montana | US-2 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas | E KANSAS CITY RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Paola, Miami County, Kansas | US-169 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | IMPERIAL HWY | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Payette, Payette County, Idaho | 10TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Louisa County, Virginia | CR-605 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Gretna, Sarpy County, Nebraska | MU-168TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | El Dorado County, California | US-50 ELDORADO FWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia | SR-165/KEMPSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Rockdale County, Georgia | SR-162 SALEM RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Van Buren County, Michigan | SR-43 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | MU-GALLIER ST | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | DuPage County, Illinois | N WINFIELD RD | 2 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | St. Lucie County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois | SR-2 N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | US-29 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | N 60TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-530 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | MU-1ST AVE N | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Orange County, Florida | SR-426 | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Del Norte County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| May 27, 2023 | Yuba County, California | FORTY MILE ROAD | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | St. Johns County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Soddy Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee | US-27 SR-29 | 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.