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
Jan 7, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Jan 6, 2021 South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Jan 6, 2021 Marion County, South Carolina 2
Jan 6, 2021 Opelika, Lee County, Alabama 1
Jan 5, 2021 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Jan 3, 2021 Minidoka County, Idaho 1
Jan 1, 2021 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Jan 1, 2021 Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jan 1, 2021 North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Dec 31, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 3
Dec 30, 2020 Amelia County, Virginia 1
Dec 30, 2020 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Dec 30, 2020 Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 1
Dec 24, 2020 Kimble County, Texas 1
Dec 24, 2020 Sarasota County, Florida 1
Dec 22, 2020 Lee County, Alabama 1
Dec 21, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Dec 18, 2020 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Dec 17, 2020 Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan 2
Dec 16, 2020 Polk County, Florida 1
Dec 15, 2020 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Dec 14, 2020 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Dec 14, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 3
Dec 13, 2020 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 12, 2020 Sumter County, South Carolina 2

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.