NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford
F-Series pickup was involved in over 10,000 crashes over the past 5
years, making the top-selling pickup the most dangerous vehicle in
America, according to a new report from ValuePenguin.com by
LendingTree. The study identified the 25 cars, trucks and SUVs
that are most likely to be in fatal crashes. Here are the key
findings from the analysis:
- The Ford F-Series was the most likely to be involved in
fatal crashes: The Ford F-150 was involved in 10,845 fatal
crashes over the past five years. Rounding up the five most
dangerous behind the Ford F-150 are the Chevrolet Silverado (7,718
fatal crashes), Honda Accord (5,079 fatal crashes), Toyota Camry
(4,734), and Ram Pickup Trucks (5,897 fatal crashes).
- The Ford Mustang does the worst job of protecting its
occupants - 0.71 Mustang occupants are killed per fatal
crash. Other cars where occupants did not fare well in fatal
crashes include the Ford Taurus (0.7 occupants killed), the Honda
Civic (0.7 occupants killed), the Ford Ranger (0.68 occupants
killed) and the Ford Ranger (0.68 occupants killed).
- While the deadliest individual models were pickups and SUVs,
passenger cars are still involved in more crashes than any other
type of passenger vehicle. A total of 100,388 passenger cars
were involved in fatal crashes over the past five years. Pickups
and SUVs are involved in 42,774, and 41,207, fatal crashes
respectively. Minivans were in just 11,006 fatal
crashes.
- Motorcycles account for 10% of fatal crashes, despite making
up only 3% of registered vehicles. Additionally, the number of
motorcycle occupants killed per crash is a staggering 0.98. This
means that if a motorcyclist is involved in a fatal crash, the
motorcyclist or their passenger is killed nearly every time.
- Cars between 10 and 15 years old are involved in the most
fatal crashes, while newer models were involved in fewer
crashes. A large part of this comes down to car manufacturers
continually improving safety features like collision avoidance
technology.
ValuePenguin.com analysts collected data from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration and car manufacturers to
determine which vehicles are most often involved in fatal
crashes. To view the full report, visit:
https://www.valuepenguin.com/top-deadliest-vehicles
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The Deadliest
Vehicles in the United States
|
|
Rank
|
Make
|
Model
|
Total fatal
crashes
|
Units sold in
2018
|
Occupants killed
per vehicle in a
fatal crash
|
|
1
|
Ford
|
F-Series
|
10,845
|
909,330
|
0.46
|
|
2
|
Chevrolet
|
Silverado
|
7,718
|
585,581
|
0.47
|
|
3
|
Honda
|
Accord
|
5,079
|
291,071
|
0.65
|
|
4
|
Toyota
|
Camry
|
4,734
|
343,439
|
0.59
|
|
5
|
Ram
|
Pickup
|
5,897
|
536,980
|
0.43
|
|
6
|
Honda
|
Civic
|
4,397
|
325,760
|
0.7
|
|
7
|
Toyota
|
Corolla
|
3,430
|
303,732
|
0.64
|
|
8
|
Ford
|
Explorer
|
3,332
|
261,571
|
0.61
|
|
9
|
Nissan
|
Altima
|
3,267
|
209,146
|
0.6
|
|
10
|
GMC
|
Sierra
|
3,245
|
219,554
|
0.48
|
|
11
|
Chevrolet
|
Impala
|
2,804
|
56,556
|
0.68
|
|
12
|
Ford
|
Ranger
|
2,476
|
Not sold in
2018
|
0.68
|
|
13
|
Chevrolet
|
Malibu
|
2,345
|
144,542
|
0.64
|
|
14
|
Jeep
|
Grand
Cherokee
|
2,304
|
224,908
|
0.52
|
|
15
|
Ford
|
Focus
|
2,256
|
114,045
|
0.68
|
|
16
|
Chevrolet
|
Tahoe
|
2,113
|
104,152
|
0.5
|
|
17
|
Ford
|
Mustang
|
1,963
|
75,842
|
0.71
|
|
18
|
Ford
|
Taurus
|
1,913
|
40,341
|
0.7
|
|
19
|
Chevrolet
|
Gmt-400
|
1,851
|
Not sold in
2018
|
0.63
|
|
20
|
Toyota
|
Tacoma
|
1,763
|
245,659
|
0.54
|
|
21
|
Ford
|
Escape
|
1,700
|
272,228
|
0.52
|
|
22
|
Nissan
|
Sentra
|
1,561
|
213,046
|
0.67
|
|
23
|
Ford
|
Fusion
|
1,550
|
173,600
|
0.53
|
|
24
|
Honda
|
Cr-V
|
1,526
|
379,013
|
0.53
|
|
25
|
Jeep
|
Wrangler
|
1,513
|
240,032
|
0.51
|
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