Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Mercury Mountaineer
Compared with Mercury Mountaineer · Mercury · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2023
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2023, 10 vehicles described as 2000 Mercury Mountaineer were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
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
69%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Mercury Mountaineer: 60%
- 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 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 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
50%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.9 times the share for Mercury Mountaineer: 26%
- About 3 times the share for Mercury: 19%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
30%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Mercury Mountaineer: 26%
- About 1.4 times the share for Mercury: 22%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
40%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Mercury Mountaineer: 51%
- About 85 percent of the share for Mercury: 47%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Mercury Mountaineer | Mercury Mountaineer | Mercury | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 50.0% | 26.3% | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 30.0% | 25.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 40.0% | 51.5% | 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 | 6 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Texas | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Montana | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2023 | Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana | MINNESOTA AVE | 4 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 ENTRANCE RAMP | 2 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan | SR-50 COOPER ST | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | CR-FENKELL ST | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Dickey County, North Dakota | SR-11 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Walker County, Georgia | SR-337 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Douglas County, Colorado | CR-SE CHERRY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Monroe County, Michigan | CR-MILAN OAKVILLE RD | 2 |
| May 15, 2020 | Montgomery County, Texas | FM 1097 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.