Fatal crash profile · Model

Mitsubishi Lancer

Compared with Mitsubishi · All vehicles

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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Mitsubishi Lancer by model year

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
Nov 20, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 16, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 14, 2021 Uinta County, Wyoming 1
Nov 10, 2021 El Paso County, Texas 1
Oct 29, 2021 Romulus, Seneca County, New York 1
Oct 27, 2021 Surry County, North Carolina 1
Oct 14, 2021 Vance County, North Carolina 1
Oct 13, 2021 Muskingum County, Ohio 1
Oct 10, 2021 West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Oct 10, 2021 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 5, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 27, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 24, 2021 Scotland County, North Carolina 1
Sep 23, 2021 Monroeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 14, 2021 Harrison County, Texas 1
Sep 14, 2021 Industry, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 10, 2021 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Aug 30, 2021 Travis County, Texas 1
Aug 29, 2021 Castle Hills, Bexar County, Texas 1
Aug 17, 2021 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Aug 10, 2021 Pasco County, Florida 1
Jul 21, 2021 Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Jul 1, 2021 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 3
Jun 19, 2021 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 11, 2021 Catawba County, North Carolina 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.