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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2020 | Bannockburn, Lake County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona | SR-69 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Walker County, Georgia | SR-337 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Cass County, Indiana | US-24 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | E UNITAH ST | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-118 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan | CR-HESS RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina | SR-96 LINDEN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Perquimans County, North Carolina | SSR-1221 LAKE RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | N 6TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Compton, Los Angeles County, California | CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey | 444 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Jasper County, South Carolina | SR-119 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Bedford County, Virginia | US-501 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Midland, Midland County, Texas | SR-158 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | SR-472 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | ELMIRA ST | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Douglas County, Colorado | CR-SE CHERRY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Butts County, Georgia | CR-0292 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Sauk Village, Cook County, Illinois | 223RD ST | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | ELLIS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Ashwaubenon, Brown County, Wisconsin | I-41 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Monroe County, Michigan | CR-MILAN OAKVILLE RD | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SR-141 GRATTAN 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.