Fatal crash profile · Model year
2002 Mazda Protege
Compared with Mazda Protege · Mazda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 24
- Fatal crashes
- 24
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 24 vehicles described as 2002 Mazda Protege were involved in 24 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
81%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Mazda Protege: 78%
- About 1.5 times the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 25 percent of the share for Mazda Protege: 18%
- About one-quarter of the share for Mazda: 18%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Mazda Protege: 24%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mazda: 19%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
42%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Mazda Protege: 47%
- About three-quarters of the share for Mazda: 54%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2002 Mazda Protege | Mazda Protege | Mazda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.2% | 18.4% | 17.8% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.0% | 24.1% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 41.7% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Washington | 5 |
| Florida | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Carroll County, Maryland | CR-SYKESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Parkville, Platte County, Missouri | I-435 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Bates County, Missouri | SR-A | 2 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | 700-NJ TURNPIKE | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Gilchrist County, Florida | 80TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Meade County, Kentucky | SR-79 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida | BIG TREE RD | 1 |
| May 27, 2022 | Tipton County, Tennessee | SR-206 ATOKA IDAVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Federal Way, King County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Chatham County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Grays Harbor County, Washington | US-12 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Thurston County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Monterey County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois | US-14 | 2 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida | MELALEUCA LN | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | SR-6 | 2 |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Clallam County, Washington | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Spokane County, Washington | US-395 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Santa Clara County, California | SR-17 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | BLUFF SPRINGS RD | 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.