Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Mercury Montego
Compared with Mercury Montego · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 3
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2005 Mercury Montego were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 3 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
80%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury Montego: 67%
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 68%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Mercury Montego: 18%
- About 80 percent of the share for Mercury: 19%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Mercury Montego: 21%
- About the same as the share for Mercury: 22%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
62%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Mercury Montego: 49%
- About 1.3 times the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Mercury Montego | Mercury Montego | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 17.9% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 23.1% | 20.5% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.5% | 48.7% | 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 | 9 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona | I-17 | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida | MU-ANDASLUSIA BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Jefferson County, Alabama | CR-OLD TUSCALOOSA HWY | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Bulverde, Comal County, Texas | FM 1863 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas | MU-OSAGE ST | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Rutherford County, North Carolina | US-74 BUS | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Kankakee County, Illinois | SR-17 | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Newaygo County, Michigan | CR-ELM AVE | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | SR-293 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Minidoka County, Idaho | 500 WEST RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | YALE RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Jefferson County, Ohio | US-22 | 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.