These 4 Popular Vehicles Are The Deadliest On The Road
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The results of our search for the “deadliest vehicles” on the road today in America came as no shock to us. 

In fact, there’s a high chance that the person reading (and writing) this has either driven or owned one of the vehicles on the list.

In no particular order, we’ve singled out some of the deadliest in each of the vehicle categories, from a study done by Value Penguin.

Some of these might ring very close to home, as their popularity definitely plays a part in the high accident rates just by default .

  • Ford F Series

Ford trucks like the F-150 and its family of pickups are among the most popular in America (almost a million sold in a year), so being on this list should come as no surprise. These pickups were involved in more fatal crashes than any other passenger vehicles, with more than 10,000 over a 5-year period.

  • Honda Accord

In the world of midsize sedans, the Honda Accord is one of the most common vehicles on the road (almost 300,000 sold in one year). It’s also one of the deadliest, accounting for more than 5,000 crashes over a 5-year period. 

  • Ford Explorer 

The Explorer takes the lead in the mid-size SUV category, with more than 3,000 fatal crashes and more than 200,000 units sold in 2018.      

  • Honda Civic 

Rounding out our short list in the small sedan category is the Honda Civic, which is always a popular choice among younger, less-experienced drivers. Maybe this accounts for the statistics, as it racked up 4,397 fatal crashes in the study, with 325,760 vehicles sold in a year.

While many of these models in their newer iterations come standard with backup cameras and sensors, the older models lack newer safety features. 

It’s here that the aftermarket shines; the right shop will easily provide the latest in safety tech, from innovative 360° systems that give a birds-eye view and set up in minutes, to powerful mobile DVRs that record and work in any condition, to dash cams that can make a huge difference when it comes to liability claims. 

It doesn’t take much to avoid becoming a statistic.