Fatal crash profile · Model

Mazda MX-5

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 159
Fatal crashes: 157
Deaths inside: 123
Other deaths: 52

Between 2020 and 2024, 159 vehicles described as Mazda MX-5 were involved in 157 fatal crashes in the United States. 123 people died inside these vehicles and 52 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	29
2021	33
2022	45
2023	24
2024	28

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

70%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 54%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	26	5
2021	22	17
2022	37	12
2023	15	12
2024	23	6

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 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 18%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 90 percent of the share for Mazda: 19%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

About 80 percent of the share for Mazda: 54%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mazda MX-5	Mazda	All vehicles
Driver speeding	23.9%	17.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.4%	18.6%	17.7%
At night	43.4%	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	117
Rain	16
Cloudy	14
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Snow	1

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	86
Dark - Not Lighted	35
Dark - Lighted	31
Dawn	1
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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
Florida	20
California	18
Texas	18
Georgia	9
Tennessee	7
North Carolina	7
Alabama	7
Indiana	6
Oregon	5
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mazda MX-5 by model year

2008 10 crashes
1993 14 crashes
1990 10 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
Dec 9, 2024	Orange County, Florida	SR-91 FLORIDA TURNPIKE	1
Dec 4, 2024	Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma	MAIN ST	1
Oct 25, 2024	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	MU-MOCKINGBIRD LN	1
Oct 21, 2024	Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon	NE BROOKWOOD PKWY	1
Oct 18, 2024	Fillmore County, Nebraska	US-6	1
Oct 9, 2024	Chico, Butte County, California	COHASSET RD	1
Sep 24, 2024	Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee	US-70BR SR-24 W MAIN ST	1
Sep 12, 2024	Hillsborough County, Florida	I-75	1
Aug 29, 2024	Stewart County, Tennessee	SR-232	1
Aug 29, 2024	Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-75 SOUTH MAIN ST	1
Aug 29, 2024	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	E ALAMEDA AVE	1
Aug 16, 2024	Glendale, Los Angeles County, California	SR-134	1
Aug 10, 2024	Marion County, Texas	FM 728	1
Jul 27, 2024	Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi	MU-SOUTH ADAMS ST	1
Jul 8, 2024	Kerr County, Texas	SR-27/SAN ANTIONIO HWY	1
Jun 24, 2024	Colville, Stevens County, Washington	US-395	1
Jun 22, 2024	Parker County, Texas	I-20	1
Jun 5, 2024	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	US-92	1
May 26, 2024	Warren County, Ohio	TS-214 SETTLEMYRE RD	1
May 6, 2024	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
May 2, 2024	Mayes County, Oklahoma	SR-20	1
Feb 21, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	E SILVERADO RANCH BLVD	1
Feb 20, 2024	Ocala, Marion County, Florida	MU-SE 36TH AVE	2
Feb 18, 2024	Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida	MU-THE OAKS BLVD	1
Jan 31, 2024	Blythe, Riverside County, California	W HOBSONWAY	1

Compare Mazda MX-5 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.