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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2021 | Taylor County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | VANCE JACKSON | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Dickey County, North Dakota | SR-11 | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | Washington County, Indiana | CR-WHITE RIVER ROAD | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-201 | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York | SR-7 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | Florence County, South Carolina | SR-45 | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | St. Clair County, Illinois | WATER ST | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | DODDS RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan | SR-25 PINE GROVE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Sarasota County, Florida | BROOKMEADE DR | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Lovejoy, Clayton County, Georgia | SR-3 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Tunica County, Mississippi | US-61 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Uvalde County, Texas | US-83 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-309 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri | US-61 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Montcalm County, Michigan | SR-91 GREENVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Kimble County, Texas | I-10 RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | US-92 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | I-94 | 3 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Sumter County, South Carolina | SR-261 | 2 |
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.