Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercedes-Benz ML-Class

Compared with Mercedes-Benz · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 69
Fatal crashes: 69
Deaths inside: 24
Other deaths: 50

Between 2020 and 2024, 69 vehicles described as Mercedes-Benz ML-Class were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 50 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	10
2021	14
2022	15
2023	15
2024	15

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

32%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 80 percent of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 41%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	3	10
2021	5	9
2022	8	8
2023	5	11
2024	3	12

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About three-quarters of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 24%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About two-thirds of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 20%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 58%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mercedes-Benz ML-Class	Mercedes-Benz	All vehicles
Driver speeding	17.4%	23.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	13.0%	20.3%	17.7%
At night	52.2%	58.1%	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	51
Cloudy	7
Rain	6

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	34
Dark - Lighted	18
Dark - Not Lighted	15
Dusk	1
Dawn	1

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	9
Florida	8
New York	7
Virginia	6
Georgia	6
Texas	4
Kansas	2
Connecticut	2
South Carolina	2
Alabama	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercedes-Benz ML-Class by model year

2015 23 crashes
2014 15 crashes
2013 17 crashes
2012 14 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 22, 2021	Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia	US-17	1
Jul 14, 2021	San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1
Jul 8, 2021	Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island	SR-5	1
Jun 25, 2021	Campbell County, Virginia	US-460	1
May 24, 2021	Arapahoe County, Colorado	SR-83 PARKER RD	1
May 23, 2021	Vance County, North Carolina	SR-39	1
Feb 20, 2021	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	US-1	1
Feb 8, 2021	Collier County, Florida	EVERGLADES BLVD	1
Jan 4, 2021	Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-2	1
Nov 10, 2020	Gloucester City, Camden County, New Jersey	I-76	1
Aug 19, 2020	Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin	PROSPECT AVE	1
Aug 18, 2020	Merced, Merced County, California	DUNN RD	1
Aug 5, 2020	Islip, Suffolk County, New York	SR-908J ROBERT MOSES CAUSEWAY	1
Aug 3, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	S MARYLAND PKWY	2
Aug 1, 2020	Parker County, Texas	I-20	2
Jun 19, 2020	Dorchester County, South Carolina	US-15	2
Jun 8, 2020	Fairfax County, Virginia	I-495	1
Jun 7, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	WALTON AV	1
May 25, 2020	Orange County, California	PORTOLA PKWY	1

Compare Mercedes-Benz ML-Class 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.