Fatal crash profile · Model year
2008 Mercury Mariner
Compared with Mercury Mariner · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 35
- Fatal crashes
- 35
- Deaths inside
- 15
- Other deaths
- 25
Between 2020 and 2024, 35 vehicles described as 2008 Mercury Mariner were involved in 35 fatal crashes in the United States. 15 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
38%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury Mariner: 57%
- About 55 percent of the share for Mercury: 68%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury Mariner: 18%
- About 60 percent of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Mercury Mariner: 24%
- About three-quarters of the share for Mercury: 22%
- 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 Mercury Mariner: 52%
- About 1.1 times the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2008 Mercury Mariner | Mercury Mariner | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.4% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.1% | 24.3% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 54.3% | 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 | 18 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan | SR-153 FORD RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Livingston County, Michigan | CR-GRAND RIIVER AVE | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee | US-11E SR-34 W ANDREW JOHNSON | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Union County, Pennsylvania | US-1 MARINE CORPS LEAG MEM HWY | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Marion County, Ohio | SR-309 | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | Midland, Midland County, Michigan | SR-20 ISABELLA RD | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Colleton County, South Carolina | SR-21 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Eustis, Lake County, Florida | CR-452 | 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.