Fatal crash profile · Make

Mazda

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,030
Fatal crashes
3,005
Deaths inside
1,833
Other deaths
1,551

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,030 vehicles described as Mazda were involved in 3,005 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,833 people died inside these vehicles and 1,551 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 566
2021 627
2022 631
2023 638
2024 568

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 365 264
2021 393 330
2022 367 328
2023 386 326
2024 322 303

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 all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Mazda All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.6% 17.7%
At night 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 2,160
Cloudy 397
Rain 231
Fog, Smog, Smoke 36
Snow 27

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 1,359
Dark - Not Lighted 787
Dark - Lighted 685
Dawn 71
Dusk 66

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
California 353
Florida 328
Texas 306
North Carolina 135
Georgia 110
Ohio 102
Pennsylvania 102
Tennessee 95
Arizona 84
Washington 80

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Mazda models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 31, 2020 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Oct 30, 2020 Lincoln County, Oregon 1
Oct 30, 2020 Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico 1
Oct 30, 2020 Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 30, 2020 Kankakee County, Illinois 1
Oct 30, 2020 San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 29, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 3
Oct 28, 2020 Medina County, Texas 1
Oct 28, 2020 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 27, 2020 Garden Grove, Orange County, California 1
Oct 26, 2020 Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana 1
Oct 25, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Oct 25, 2020 Cherokee County, Georgia 1
Oct 24, 2020 Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Oct 23, 2020 Bexar County, Texas 1
Oct 23, 2020 Escambia County, Florida 1
Oct 21, 2020 Houston County, Alabama 1
Oct 20, 2020 York County, South Carolina 1
Oct 20, 2020 Contra Costa County, California 1
Oct 19, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Oct 19, 2020 Henry County, Georgia 1
Oct 18, 2020 Rappahannock County, Virginia 1
Oct 18, 2020 Siskiyou County, California 1
Oct 17, 2020 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Oct 16, 2020 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1

Compare Mazda 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.