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
Jul 23, 2020 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 22, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
Jul 12, 2020 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 2
Jul 4, 2020 Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee 1
Jun 1, 2020 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 4
May 30, 2020 Gadsden County, Florida 1
May 21, 2020 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
May 19, 2020 Ault, Weld County, Colorado 2
May 17, 2020 Kaysville, Davis County, Utah 1
Apr 18, 2020 Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona 1
Apr 5, 2020 Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia 1
Apr 1, 2020 Victoria County, Texas 1
Mar 29, 2020 Berkeley County, West Virginia 1
Mar 17, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
Mar 9, 2020 Thurston County, Washington 1
Mar 6, 2020 Stark County, Ohio 1
Mar 4, 2020 Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri 3
Mar 3, 2020 Melrose Highlands, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Feb 10, 2020 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Feb 8, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Feb 1, 2020 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 30, 2020 Rosebud County, Montana 2
Jan 19, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jan 18, 2020 The Village, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 18, 2020 Escambia County, Florida 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.