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
Feb 11, 2023	Anderson County, South Carolina	SR-8 EASLEY HWY	1
Feb 11, 2023	Kalamazoo County, Michigan	DOUGLAS AVE	1
Jan 13, 2023	Perry County, Indiana	SR-237	1
Dec 22, 2022	Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	US-3	1
Nov 19, 2022	Pinellas County, Florida	SR-600	2
Nov 7, 2022	Clinton County, Ohio	SR-73	2
Oct 22, 2022	Screven County, Georgia	CR-024800	1
Oct 13, 2022	Hanford, Kings County, California	FIFTH ST	1
Oct 3, 2022	Canton Township, Wayne County, Michigan	US- MICHIGAN AVE	1
Sep 26, 2022	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	I-95	2
Sep 25, 2022	Sells, Pima County, Arizona	SR-86	1
Sep 18, 2022	Sioux County, Iowa	CR-B40/390TH ST	1
Sep 11, 2022	Vinton County, Ohio	SR-93	1
Sep 7, 2022	Horry County, South Carolina	SR-808 PINT CIRCLE	1
Aug 8, 2022	Ottawa County, Michigan	CR-BAUER RD	1
Jul 2, 2022	Charles County, Maryland	CR-133 POORHOUSE RD	1
Jun 24, 2022	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas	SR-286/CROSSTOWN EXPWY	2
Jun 5, 2022	Humboldt County, California	US-101	1
Jun 3, 2022	Preble County, Ohio	US-127	1
May 27, 2022	St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota	SR-15	1
May 22, 2022	Pitkin County, Colorado	SR-82	1
May 2, 2022	Hardin County, Ohio	SR-67	1
Mar 23, 2022	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-430	2
Mar 21, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	ALDINE BENDER RD	1
Feb 23, 2022	New City, Rockland County, New York	SR-303	1

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.