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
Feb 1, 2021	Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah	US-189	1
Jan 28, 2021	Sheridan County, Montana	SR-MT 5	1
Jan 26, 2021	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	SR-309	1
Jan 26, 2021	Claiborne County, Mississippi	US-61	2
Jan 25, 2021	Morgan County, Missouri	SR-5	1
Jan 22, 2021	Chesterfield County, Virginia	I-95	1
Jan 21, 2021	Wapello County, Iowa	US-63	1
Jan 21, 2021	Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois	US-136	1
Jan 21, 2021	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	S MONACO ST	1
Jan 20, 2021	West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah	4100 S	1
Jan 20, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Jan 20, 2021	Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio	SR-129 MILLVILLE RD	1
Jan 19, 2021	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	SOUTHWEST BLVD	1
Jan 19, 2021	Troy, Lincoln County, Missouri	US-61	1
Jan 19, 2021	Carver County, Minnesota	SR-5	1
Jan 18, 2021	Kane County, Illinois	HIGHLAND AVE	1
Jan 16, 2021	Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida	GRANADA ST	1
Jan 14, 2021	Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio	SR-53 RAWSON AVE	1
Jan 14, 2021	Wilkes County, North Carolina	SR-268 W NC HWY 268	1
Jan 13, 2021	Austin, Travis County, Texas	HOWARD LN	1
Jan 13, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	US-31	1
Jan 11, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	ANTOINE DR	1
Jan 10, 2021	Cecil County, Maryland	US-40	1
Jan 9, 2021	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina	US-52	1
Jan 7, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	S EASTERN AVE	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.