Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercury Mariner

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 136
Fatal crashes: 136
Deaths inside: 84
Other deaths: 64

Between 2020 and 2024, 136 vehicles described as Mercury Mariner were involved in 136 fatal crashes in the United States. 84 people died inside these vehicles and 64 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	28
2021	29
2022	26
2023	19
2024	34

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

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 85 percent of the share for Mercury: 68%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	19	10
2021	15	17
2022	17	14
2023	11	8
2024	22	15

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 Mercury: 19%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.1 times the share for Mercury: 22%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

About 1.1 times the share for Mercury: 47%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mercury Mariner	Mercury	All vehicles
Driver speeding	18.4%	19.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	24.3%	22.0%	17.7%
At night	52.2%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	83
Cloudy	20
Rain	19
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2

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	56
Dark - Not Lighted	45
Dark - Lighted	27
Dawn	5
Dusk	2

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
Michigan	12
Texas	11
Georgia	9
Virginia	9
Tennessee	7
California	7
South Carolina	6
Ohio	6
Indiana	6
Florida	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercury Mariner by model year

2010 21 crashes
2009 20 crashes
2008 35 crashes
2007 12 crashes
2006 21 crashes
2005 22 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
Nov 11, 2024	Adair County, Missouri	US-63	1
Oct 19, 2024	Ottawa County, Michigan	WILSON ST	1
Oct 16, 2024	McCracken County, Kentucky	I-24	1
Oct 15, 2024	Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina	US-21 SOUTH MAIN ST	2
Oct 2, 2024	Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee	MU-N BELVEDERE DR	1
Sep 11, 2024	Yell County, Arkansas	SR-28	1
Sep 1, 2024	Buffalo County, South Dakota	SR-34	1
Sep 1, 2024	Absecon, Atlantic County, New Jersey	US-30	1
Aug 9, 2024	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	NS-94168 FARM POND LN	1
Aug 6, 2024	Wilson County, Texas	US-181	1
Aug 2, 2024	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-3 8 MILE RD	1
Jul 29, 2024	River View, St. Louis County, Missouri	MU-LILAC DR	1
Jul 21, 2024	Shiawassee County, Michigan	SR-71	1
Jul 16, 2024	Riverside, Riverside County, California	SR-60	1
Jun 28, 2024	Smith County, Texas	FM 2493	1
Jun 2, 2024	Okeechobee County, Florida	SR-78	2
May 30, 2024	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island	US-1/NORTH MAIN ST	1
May 30, 2024	Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire	MU-MASSABESIC ST	1
May 16, 2024	Cowlitz County, Washington	I-5	1
Apr 27, 2024	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	SR-121	1
Apr 26, 2024	Chickasaw County, Mississippi	SR-32	1
Apr 8, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 7TH ST	1
Mar 31, 2024	Pinellas County, Florida	US-19	1
Mar 27, 2024	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana	MU-VALPARAISO ST	1
Mar 1, 2024	Chesterfield County, Virginia	CR-4880	2

Compare Mercury Mariner 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.