Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Mercury Mariner
Compared with Mercury Mariner · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 22 vehicles described as 2005 Mercury Mariner were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 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
73%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Mercury Mariner: 57%
- 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 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Mercury Mariner: 18%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 19%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
36%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Mercury Mariner: 24%
- About 1.7 times the share for Mercury: 22%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
55%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Mercury Mariner: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Mercury Mariner | Mercury Mariner | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.2% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 36.4% | 24.3% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 54.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | McCracken County, Kentucky | I-24 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | NS-94168 FARM POND LN | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Pinellas County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | St. Mary's County, Maryland | SR-472 N SANDGATES RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | MU-1781 140TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Smith County, Texas | SR-31 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Washington County, Tennessee | SR-107 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas | SR-255 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Smyth County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Screven County, Georgia | CR-024800 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Sells, Pima County, Arizona | SR-86 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Horry County, South Carolina | SR-808 PINT CIRCLE | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Iron County, Missouri | CR-118 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | Emmet County, Michigan | CR-HOWARD RD | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | CR-31 MARYLAND AVE | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Dickson County, Tennessee | SR-46 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | KEYSTONE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | SR-0066 FREEPORT RD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Jackson County, Georgia | SR-11 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Mendocino County, California | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-96 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-78 SR-4 LAMAR AVE | 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.