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
Jun 11, 2020	Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina	US-49/70 W GARNER BAGNAL BLVD	1
Jun 7, 2020	Polk County, Florida	US-98	1
May 31, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	1100 MONTANO NW	1
May 30, 2020	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	BRADDOCK RD	1
May 20, 2020	Plano, Collin County, Texas	US-75	2
May 15, 2020	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 1097	2
May 4, 2020	Lincoln County, New Mexico	RED CLOUD CANYON ROAD	1
Apr 14, 2020	Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas	DEE AVE	1
Apr 2, 2020	Carver County, Minnesota	CR-10	1
Apr 1, 2020	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas	24TH AVE	2
Mar 22, 2020	Columbia County, Arkansas	US-79-1	1
Mar 20, 2020	Washington County, Mississippi	US-82	1
Mar 3, 2020	Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana	SILHAVY RD	1
Feb 20, 2020	Cameron County, Texas	FM 1420	1
Feb 20, 2020	Butler County, Alabama	sr-55	1
Feb 2, 2020	Camden County, Missouri	CR-OLD MORGAN RD	1
Jan 27, 2020	Logan, Cache County, Utah	SR-252	1
Jan 19, 2020	Madison County, Indiana	CR-200S	1
Jan 16, 2020	Callahan County, Texas	I-20	1
Jan 16, 2020	Beaufort County, North Carolina	SSR-1123 OLD BLOUNTS CREEK RD	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.