Fatal crash profile · Make

Mazda

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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Explore

Mazda models

Mazda3 920 crashes
Mazda6 496 crashes
CX-5 489 crashes
CX-9 204 crashes
MX-5 157 crashes
B-Series 140 crashes
Tribute 123 crashes
Mazda5 91 crashes
Protege 87 crashes
CX-7 56 crashes
Mazda2 45 crashes
CX-30 41 crashes
MPV 38 crashes
CX-3 36 crashes
626 32 crashes
RX-8 19 crashes
CX-50 11 crashes
CX-90 10 crashes
Millenia 6 crashes
RX-7 5 crashes
323 5 crashes
MX-6 3 crashes
929 2 crashes
GLC 2 crashes
MX-3 1 crash
MX-30 1 crash

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 14, 2024	Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota	US-52	1
Dec 14, 2024	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-137 MT CARMEL RD	1
Dec 14, 2024	Polk County, Florida	SR-33 COMMONWEALTH AVE N	1
Dec 14, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	N 1ST AVE	1
Dec 13, 2024	Westport, Essex County, New York	SR-9N MAIN ST	1
Dec 13, 2024	Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1
Dec 12, 2024	Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia	I-81	1
Dec 12, 2024	Franklin County, Idaho	US-91	1
Dec 11, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	FFM 1093/WESTHEIMER RD	1
Dec 9, 2024	Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan	HAYES RD	1
Dec 9, 2024	Rome, Floyd County, Georgia	SR-1LO REDMOND CIR	1
Dec 9, 2024	Orange County, Florida	SR-91 FLORIDA TURNPIKE	1
Dec 8, 2024	Franklin County, Missouri	CR-MILL HILL RD	1
Dec 7, 2024	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	SE 44TH ST	1
Dec 6, 2024	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Dec 5, 2024	Blount County, Tennessee	US-411 SR-33	1
Dec 4, 2024	Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma	MAIN ST	1
Dec 3, 2024	King County, Washington	SR-99	1
Dec 1, 2024	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Dec 1, 2024	Saginaw County, Michigan	I-75	1
Nov 30, 2024	Jonestown, Travis County, Texas	FM 1431	2
Nov 30, 2024	Adams County, Pennsylvania	US-15 BLUE-GRAY HWY	1
Nov 30, 2024	Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York	I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPY	1
Nov 29, 2024	Clackamas County, Oregon	S CLACKAMAS RIVER DR	1
Nov 29, 2024	Hillsborough County, Florida	US-92	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.