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
Aug 11, 2022	Washoe County, Nevada	US-395 S	1
Jul 27, 2022	Roanoke County, Virginia	SR-31/CATAWBA VALLEY DR	1
Jul 25, 2022	Austin, Travis County, Texas	I-35 SVRD	1
Jun 5, 2022	Junction City, Geary County, Kansas	US-77	1
Jun 3, 2022	Okanogan County, Washington	SR-17	1
May 27, 2022	Tipton County, Tennessee	SR-206 ATOKA IDAVILLE RD	1
May 9, 2022	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	I-75	1
May 5, 2022	Abilene, Taylor County, Texas	WILLIS ST	1
Apr 19, 2022	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina	HILLIARD AVENUE	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
Dec 12, 2021	Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee	SR-160 GOVERNOR DEWITT CLINTON	1
Dec 6, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	ARLINGTON AVE	1
Sep 5, 2021	Sumter County, Georgia	SR-195	1
Aug 26, 2021	Lake County, California	SR-29	1
Jul 31, 2021	Lake County, California	SR-20	1
Jul 19, 2021	Clatsop County, Oregon	US-30 ODOT 92	1
Jul 18, 2021	Orange, Orange County, California	MAIN ST	1
Jul 4, 2021	Deschutes County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Jun 15, 2021	Cole County, Missouri	US-54	1
Jun 2, 2021	Tarrant County, Texas	FM 718 AVONDALE HASLET RD	1
May 25, 2021	Berks County, Pennsylvania	SR-1004 MOUNT LAUREL RD	1
May 5, 2021	Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon	OCEAN BLVD SE	1
May 5, 2021	Costilla, Taos County, New Mexico	SR-522	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.