Fatal crash profile · Model
Mercury Cougar
Compared with Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 32
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 32 vehicles described as Mercury Cougar were involved in 32 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 22%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
47%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 47%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Mercury Cougar | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.5% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.9% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.9% | 47.4% | 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 | 24 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2020 | Clark County, Washington | CR-NE PUP CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Alabaster, Shelby County, Alabama | SR-119 | 1 |
| May 27, 2020 | Benton County, Missouri | SR-7 | 3 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | MARCONI AVE | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | ENRIQUE M BARRERA PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Everett, Snohomish County, Washington | S 2ND AVE | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Phillips County, Arkansas | US-49-10 | 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.