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 17, 2021	Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California	SR-91 EB	1
Dec 8, 2021	Federal Way, King County, Washington	I-5	1
Nov 13, 2021	Real County, Texas	RM 337	1
Nov 11, 2021	Venice, Sarasota County, Florida	I-75	1
Nov 9, 2021	Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Oct 23, 2021	Dorchester County, South Carolina	SR-662 OLD FORT DRIVE	1
Oct 20, 2021	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	SR-527	1
Oct 16, 2021	Le Sueur County, Minnesota	CR-31	1
Sep 27, 2021	Hutto, Williamson County, Texas	US-79	1
Sep 20, 2021	Cullman County, Alabama	SR-69	1
Aug 31, 2021	Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-106 MINERAL SPRINGS RD	1
Aug 22, 2021	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-0032 RIVER RD	1
Aug 21, 2021	Benton County, Arkansas	SR-16-1	2
Jul 31, 2021	Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia	SR-9	1
Jul 23, 2021	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	SR-14	1
Jul 21, 2021	Brazos County, Texas	SR-105	2
Jul 1, 2021	Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California	LAKESHORE DR	2
Jun 19, 2021	St. Joseph County, Indiana	I-80	1
Jun 11, 2021	Chalmers, White County, Indiana	I-65	2
Jun 5, 2021	Chambers County, Alabama	CR-32	1
May 28, 2021	Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina	SR-24/27	1
May 2, 2021	Fort Griswold (Historical), New London County, Connecticut	SR-201 HOPEVILLE RD	1
Mar 21, 2021	Mendocino County, California	SR-253	1
Mar 12, 2021	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-423	1
Feb 24, 2021	Stanislaus County, California	DEL PUERTO CANYON RD	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.