Fatal crash profile · Make

Mercury

Compared with All vehicles

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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Mercury models

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
May 17, 2021 Russell County, Kentucky 1
May 16, 2021 Commerce, Hunt County, Texas 1
May 16, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
May 14, 2021 St. Clair County, Illinois 1
May 13, 2021 Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri 1
May 13, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
May 11, 2021 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
May 10, 2021 Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida 1
May 9, 2021 Emmet County, Michigan 1
May 9, 2021 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 1
May 9, 2021 Caldwell County, Kentucky 1
May 8, 2021 West Dundee, Kane County, Illinois 1
May 3, 2021 St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota 1
May 1, 2021 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
May 1, 2021 Ocala, Marion County, Florida 1
May 1, 2021 Winter Park, Orange County, Florida 1
Apr 30, 2021 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky 1
Apr 27, 2021 Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Apr 26, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Apr 25, 2021 Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Michigan 1
Apr 24, 2021 Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan 1
Apr 23, 2021 Malheur County, Oregon 1
Apr 22, 2021 Lawrence County, South Dakota 1
Apr 20, 2021 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 19, 2021 Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1

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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.