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
Jul 1, 2023 Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia 1
Jul 1, 2023 Wright County, Minnesota 1
Jul 1, 2023 Van Buren County, Michigan 1
Jul 1, 2023 Orange County, California 1
Jul 1, 2023 Shasta County, California 1
Jun 30, 2023 Adams County, North Dakota 1
Jun 30, 2023 Malta, Saratoga County, New York 1
Jun 30, 2023 Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 30, 2023 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 30, 2023 Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Jun 30, 2023 Buena Park, Orange County, California 1
Jun 30, 2023 Ventura County, California 1
Jun 29, 2023 DuPage County, Illinois 2
Jun 29, 2023 Walton County, Florida 2
Jun 28, 2023 Riverside County, California 1
Jun 27, 2023 Combes, Cameron County, Texas 1
Jun 27, 2023 West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Jun 26, 2023 Wingdale, Dutchess County, New York 1
Jun 26, 2023 St. Lucie County, Florida 1
Jun 26, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Jun 25, 2023 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Jun 25, 2023 Franklin County, Idaho 1
Jun 25, 2023 Oceanside, San Diego County, California 1
Jun 24, 2023 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Jun 24, 2023 New York City, Queens County, New York 2

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.