Fatal crash profile · Model

Mitsubishi Lancer

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 229
Fatal crashes: 229
Deaths inside: 161
Other deaths: 106

Between 2020 and 2024, 229 vehicles described as Mitsubishi Lancer were involved in 229 fatal crashes in the United States. 161 people died inside these vehicles and 106 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	59
2021	46
2022	46
2023	41
2024	37

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Mitsubishi: 56%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	47	23
2021	38	16
2022	29	22
2023	23	26
2024	24	19

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Mitsubishi: 18%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Mitsubishi: 19%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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

About the same as the share for Mitsubishi: 54%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Mitsubishi Lancer	Mitsubishi	All vehicles
Driver speeding	21.8%	17.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.5%	18.8%	17.7%
At night	56.3%	54.1%	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	177
Cloudy	26
Rain	14
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Snow	1

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	95
Dark - Lighted	70
Dark - Not Lighted	52
Dusk	6
Dawn	5

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	36
California	27
Florida	26
North Carolina	11
Colorado	9
New Jersey	8
Ohio	8
Pennsylvania	7
Georgia	7
Arizona	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mitsubishi Lancer by model year

2017 16 crashes
2015 27 crashes
2014 11 crashes
2013 11 crashes
2012 11 crashes
2011 15 crashes
2010 11 crashes
2009 13 crashes
2008 31 crashes
2005 10 crashes
2004 15 crashes
2003 20 crashes
2002 17 crashes

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
Mar 25, 2024	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	SR-202	1
Mar 23, 2024	Guadalupe County, Texas	FM 1518	1
Mar 8, 2024	Orange County, Florida	SR-417	1
Mar 4, 2024	Canton, Oxford County, Maine	SR-108 TURNER ST	1
Feb 28, 2024	Tukwila, King County, Washington	MU-TUKWILA INTERNATIONAL BLVD	1
Feb 23, 2024	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina	SR-119 HAYNSWORTH STREET	1
Feb 22, 2024	Osceola County, Florida	SR-530	1
Feb 12, 2024	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia	6105 3 STREET NORTHWEST	1
Feb 9, 2024	Donaldson, Hot Spring County, Arkansas	US-67	1
Jan 29, 2024	Madison County, Alabama	US-231 SR-1	1
Jan 10, 2024	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	MU-FOSTER RD	1
Jan 2, 2024	Jackson County, Illinois	CR-5/TOWN CREEK RD	1
Dec 31, 2023	Croton on Hudson, Westchester County, New York	US-9	1
Dec 21, 2023	Horry County, South Carolina	US-701 US HWY 701	1
Dec 4, 2023	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	US-1 S RIDGEWOOD AVE	1
Nov 25, 2023	Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas	FM 2004	1
Nov 17, 2023	El Paso County, Colorado	CR-E WOODMAN RD	1
Oct 31, 2023	Oklahoma City, Canadian County, Oklahoma	SW 15TH ST	1
Oct 25, 2023	Hemet, Riverside County, California	WARREN RD	2
Oct 22, 2023	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	US-29 W O EZELL BLVD	1
Oct 2, 2023	San Luis Obispo County, California	US-101	1
Aug 23, 2023	Linn County, Oregon	US-20 ODOT 16	2
Aug 22, 2023	Jefferson County, Texas	SR-73	2
Aug 16, 2023	Lawrence County, Missouri	I-44	1
Aug 12, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	S 51ST AVE	1

Compare Mitsubishi Lancer 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.