Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercury Mountaineer

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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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 17, 2021 Quay County, New Mexico 3
Dec 17, 2021 Butler County, Kentucky 1
Dec 1, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 26, 2021 Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Nov 20, 2021 Tremonton, Box Elder County, Utah 1
Nov 5, 2021 Red Lake County, Minnesota 2
Oct 22, 2021 Denton County, Texas 1
Oct 16, 2021 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Sep 29, 2021 Greeley County, Kansas 4
Sep 23, 2021 Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama 1
Sep 19, 2021 Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois 1
Sep 18, 2021 Christian County, Kentucky 1
Sep 16, 2021 Laurens County, South Carolina 1
Sep 8, 2021 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 4, 2021 Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Aug 29, 2021 Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Aug 5, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 27, 2021 Amite County, Mississippi 1
Jul 12, 2021 Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Jul 11, 2021 Linn County, Iowa 1
Jul 8, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jul 1, 2021 Benton County, Washington 2
Jun 30, 2021 Reidsville, Tattnall County, Georgia 1
Jun 27, 2021 Knox County, Tennessee 1
Jun 24, 2021 York, York County, Pennsylvania 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.