Fatal crash profile · Model

Mazda Protege

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 87
Fatal crashes: 87
Deaths inside: 74
Other deaths: 21

Between 2020 and 2024, 87 vehicles described as Mazda Protege were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 74 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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	23
2022	18
2023	8
2024	9

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

78%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.4 times the share for Mazda: 54%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	27	4
2021	18	6
2022	13	7
2023	8	2
2024	8	2

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 19%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

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

Crash factors compared

Category	Mazda Protege	Mazda	All vehicles
Driver speeding	18.4%	17.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	24.1%	18.6%	17.7%
At night	47.1%	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	52
Cloudy	18
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Severe Crosswinds	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	41
Dark - Not Lighted	33
Dark - Lighted	12

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
Washington	10
North Carolina	8
California	7
Missouri	6
Texas	6
Oregon	5
Florida	5
Virginia	4
Kansas	3
Tennessee	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mazda Protege by model year

2003 17 crashes
2002 24 crashes
2000 15 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 18, 2024	Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri	SR-8	1
Dec 17, 2024	Louisa County, Virginia	US-15 JAMES MADISON HWY	2
Dec 9, 2024	Rome, Floyd County, Georgia	SR-1LO REDMOND CIR	1
Oct 20, 2024	McCook County, South Dakota	I-90 W	1
Oct 9, 2024	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington	MU-4TH AVE E	1
Jun 6, 2024	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina	I-77	1
Mar 25, 2024	Carroll County, Maryland	CR-SYKESVILLE RD	1
Mar 22, 2024	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MU-E 63RD ST	1
Jan 14, 2024	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	E 31ST ST S	1
Aug 10, 2023	San Diego County, California	GREENFIELD DR	1
Jun 2, 2023	Bartholomew County, Indiana	CR-25TH ST	1
Apr 14, 2023	Chisago County, Minnesota	CR-105 540TH ST	1
Mar 22, 2023	South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-32	1
Mar 17, 2023	Parkville, Platte County, Missouri	I-435	2
Mar 12, 2023	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
Mar 6, 2023	Bates County, Missouri	SR-A	2
Feb 21, 2023	Nelson County, Virginia	CR-639	1
Dec 25, 2022	Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey	700-NJ TURNPIKE	2
Nov 27, 2022	Lane County, Oregon	CR-COBURG RD	1
Nov 15, 2022	Franklin County, North Carolina	SSR-1003 SIMS BRIDGE RD	1
Nov 15, 2022	Gilchrist County, Florida	80TH AVE	1
Nov 12, 2022	Caswell County, North Carolina	SSR-1103 PAGETOWN RD	1
Oct 27, 2022	Meade County, Kentucky	SR-79	2
Oct 21, 2022	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	BIG TREE RD	1
Aug 29, 2022	Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington	W CAPITOL AVE	1

Compare Mazda Protege 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.