Fatal crash profile · Make

Mercury

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,272
Fatal crashes: 1,268
Deaths inside: 961
Other deaths: 451

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,272 vehicles described as Mercury were involved in 1,268 fatal crashes in the United States. 961 people died inside these vehicles and 451 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	334
2021	281
2022	246
2023	216
2024	195

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	249	115
2021	212	106
2022	192	78
2023	160	85
2024	148	67

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mercury	All vehicles
Driver speeding	19.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.0%	17.7%
At night	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	875
Cloudy	163
Rain	122
Fog, Smog, Smoke	18
Snow	9

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	636
Dark - Not Lighted	323
Dark - Lighted	211
Dusk	42
Dawn	32

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	106
Florida	104
Michigan	79
Georgia	64
North Carolina	55
California	49
Illinois	49
South Carolina	46
Alabama	45
Tennessee	44

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercury models

Grand Marquis 563 crashes
Mountaineer 170 crashes
Sable 152 crashes
Mariner 136 crashes
Milan 123 crashes
Montego 39 crashes
Cougar 32 crashes
Villager 19 crashes
Monterey 11 crashes
Mystique 9 crashes
Tracer 6 crashes
Topaz 4 crashes
Capri 2 crashes
MARQUIS 1 crash

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 20, 2023	Madison County, Illinois	SR-4	1
Jun 20, 2023	Bradley County, Arkansas	US-63	1
Jun 18, 2023	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	DOUGLAS AVE	1
Jun 17, 2023	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	US-175 FRONTAGE/CF HAWN FWY	1
Jun 17, 2023	Franklin County, North Carolina	US-401	1
Jun 17, 2023	San Leandro, Alameda County, California	I-580 MACARTHUR FWY	1
Jun 16, 2023	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	US-62 BAILEY AVE	1
Jun 10, 2023	Lawrence County, Missouri	SR-174	1
Jun 10, 2023	Bourbon County, Kansas	US-54	1
Jun 10, 2023	Shawnee County, Kansas	US-24	1
Jun 10, 2023	Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia	SR-34	1
Jun 9, 2023	Cherokee County, Kansas	US-160	1
Jun 8, 2023	Karnes County, Texas	US-181	1
Jun 8, 2023	Summit County, Ohio	TS-166 HOUGHTON RD	1
Jun 6, 2023	Granite City, Madison County, Illinois	SR-203 NAMEOKI RD	1
Jun 6, 2023	Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama	MU-1ST AVE N	1
Jun 4, 2023	Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan	15 MILE RD	1
Jun 3, 2023	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania	SR-944 WERTZVILLE RD	1
May 30, 2023	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana	MU-OAK FOREST STREET	1
May 29, 2023	Park Forest, Cook County, Illinois	US-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
May 27, 2023	Sullivan County, Missouri	SR-5	1
May 25, 2023	New Castle County, Delaware	WARWICK RD	1
May 24, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	MOUNT ELLIOTT ST	1
May 22, 2023	Marion County, Missouri	US-61	1
May 22, 2023	Santa Clara County, California	SR-152	1

Compare Mercury 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.