Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercury Mountaineer

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 171
Fatal crashes: 170
Deaths inside: 117
Other deaths: 78

Between 2020 and 2024, 171 vehicles described as Mercury Mountaineer were involved in 170 fatal crashes in the United States. 117 people died inside these vehicles and 78 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	50
2021	46
2022	27
2023	30
2024	18

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 90 percent of the share for Mercury: 68%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	27	30
2021	32	21
2022	22	7
2023	22	15
2024	14	5

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for Mercury: 19%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Mercury: 22%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Mercury: 47%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mercury Mountaineer	Mercury	All vehicles
Driver speeding	26.3%	19.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	25.7%	22.0%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	109
Rain	24
Cloudy	23
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Freezing Rain or Drizzle	1

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	89
Dark - Not Lighted	39
Dark - Lighted	32
Dusk	4
Dawn	4

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
Texas	14
Michigan	13
Florida	11
California	10
South Carolina	10
Georgia	9
Indiana	8
Wisconsin	7
Arizona	6
Illinois	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercury Mountaineer by model year

2007 17 crashes
2006 14 crashes
2005 14 crashes
2004 19 crashes
2003 15 crashes
2002 25 crashes
2000 10 crashes
1998 12 crashes
1997 13 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
Aug 5, 2023	Mountrail County, North Dakota	CR-87TH AVE NW	1
Jul 10, 2023	Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan	SR-50 COOPER ST	1
Jun 23, 2023	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	US-1	1
Jun 20, 2023	Madison County, Illinois	SR-4	1
May 19, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	I-240	1
May 17, 2023	Torrance, Los Angeles County, California	SEPULVEDA	1
May 10, 2023	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	SR-17	2
May 5, 2023	Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee	US-321 SR-73 E LAMAR ALEXANDER	1
Apr 10, 2023	Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee	US-45WBP SR-366	1
Apr 10, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-TACOMA AVE	1
Apr 6, 2023	Chiefland, Levy County, Florida	US-19	1
Mar 29, 2023	Llano County, Texas	SR-29	1
Mar 26, 2023	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	TYNDALL AVE	1
Mar 17, 2023	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi	MU-NORTHSIDE DR	1
Feb 23, 2023	Campbell County, Virginia	CR-615	1
Feb 16, 2023	Harris County, Texas	SR-249	1
Feb 15, 2023	Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California	CHALLENGER WAY	1
Feb 5, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	HAYES	1
Jan 10, 2023	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	MU-N 35TH ST	1
Jan 8, 2023	Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	OLD STEESE HWY	1
Jan 7, 2023	Oakland County, Michigan	SR-39 HIGHLAND RD	1
Jan 1, 2023	Columbia County, Florida	I-75 N	3
Dec 22, 2022	San Joaquin County, California	SR-99	1
Dec 2, 2022	Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana	MAIN ST	1
Nov 15, 2022	Bonner County, Idaho	US-95	1

Compare Mercury Mountaineer 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.