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
Aug 29, 2020	Bedford County, Virginia	US-501	1
Aug 29, 2020	Midland, Midland County, Texas	SR-158	1
Aug 29, 2020	Nacogdoches County, Texas	FM 2609/ABBEY SAND RD	1
Aug 29, 2020	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas	SR-335 LOOP/ SAINT FRANCIS AVE	1
Aug 28, 2020	Boone County, Illinois	I-90	1
Aug 27, 2020	Clark County, Ohio	TR-117 DOLLY VARDEN RD	1
Aug 27, 2020	Macon, Bibb County, Georgia	CR-INTERSTATE DR	1
Aug 25, 2020	Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas	LORING RD	1
Aug 22, 2020	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-241	1
Aug 21, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	CR-124 PARSONS AV	1
Aug 19, 2020	Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan	CR-TREAT HWY	1
Aug 19, 2020	Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois	I-57	3
Aug 18, 2020	Marion, Grant County, Indiana	SR-9N	1
Aug 16, 2020	Colleton County, South Carolina	SR-29	1
Aug 16, 2020	Marion County, Ohio	SR-309	1
Aug 14, 2020	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee	CR-SCHAAD RD	1
Aug 11, 2020	Union, Franklin County, Missouri	SR-47	1
Aug 11, 2020	New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana	SR-14	1
Aug 10, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	I-55	1
Aug 10, 2020	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-10	1
Aug 9, 2020	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	SR-472	1
Aug 9, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	ELMIRA ST	1
Aug 8, 2020	Douglas County, Colorado	CR-SE CHERRY CREEK RD	1
Aug 6, 2020	Custer County, Oklahoma	US-183	1
Aug 5, 2020	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	CR-S410	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.