Fatal crash profile · Model
Mercury Mountaineer
Compared with Mercury · All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Mercury Mountaineer by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2022 | Auburn, King County, Washington | SR-167 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 7TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Multnomah County, Oregon | CR-SW SCHOLLS FERRY RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Marinette County, Wisconsin | 3RD RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Coffee County, Georgia | SR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | SR-215 MONTICELLO RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Scott County, Kansas | VENISON RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Greene County, Arkansas | US-49 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | SR-40 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Atascosa County, Texas | I-37 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | SR-109 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | CR-FENKELL ST | 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | E CANFIELD RD | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island | TWIN RIVER RD | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | Jackson County, Alabama | SR-40 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Aurora, Adams County, Colorado | US-40 E COLFAX AVE | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Clinton County, Illinois | CR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Franklin Parish, Louisiana | SR-130 | 2 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Washoe County, Nevada | SR-431 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-164 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana | WATER ST | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Allen County, Indiana | LOWER HUNTINGTON RD | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia | MYRTLE ST | 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.