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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2023 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | SR-80 HAL ROGERS PARKWAY | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington | MU-MOUNTAIN LOOP HWY | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | MU-BROADWAY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Roy, Weber County, Utah | SR-97 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas | E KANSAS CITY RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-G RD E | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | SR-2 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Botetourt County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | SR-198 LAUREL FT MEADE RD | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia | US-78 SR-10 ATHENS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Lassen County, California | US-395 | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 PEARBLOSSOM HWY | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-459 | 2 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Warren, Washington County, Vermont | SR- 100 | 2 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | US-69 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Eagle County, Colorado | I-70 | 3 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-122 FORREST RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana | SR-44 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Paola, Miami County, Kansas | US-169 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | IMPERIAL HWY | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | San Diego County, California | GREENFIELD DR | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | S DOBSON RD | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Clayton County, Georgia | I-675 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Fort Ashby, Mineral County, West Virginia | SR-28 | 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.