Used car safety, rank #88 of 188
Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD, a small pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 23 per million registered vehicle years against a small pickups average of 31, which is 26% below the class average. That places it #88 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 55.6/100.
What the Ford Ranger SuperCrew death rate means
At 23 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD beats the small pickups average of 31 by 26%. The 95% confidence interval is 10 to 36, so the upper end of the range overlaps the class average and the advantage is not certain.
The other-driver death rate of 64 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Ford Ranger SuperCrew. Its 95% confidence interval is 39β90. It is higher than the Ford Ranger SuperCrew's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used pickups
The safest small pickups in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD highlighted. It ranks 3 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD at a death rate of 9.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD | 2020-23 | 9 (0 to 20) | 72.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Honda Ridgeline crew cab 4WD | 2020-23 | 15 (4 to 27) | 65.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD (this page) | 2020-23 | 23 (10 to 36) | 55.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota Tacoma XtraCab 4WD | 2020-23 | 24 (3 to 46) | 52.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Gladiator crew cab 4WD | 2020-23 | 26 (15 to 38) | 48.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford Maverick hybrid SuperCrew 2WD | 2022-23 | 27 (0 to 54) | 46.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota Tacoma XtraCab 2WD | 2020-23 | 28 (5 to 50) | 44.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Nissan Frontier crew cab short bed 4WD | 2022-23 | 32 (3 to 61) | 40.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota Tacoma Double short bed 4WD | 2020-23 | 37 (25 to 50) | 33.9 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small pickups: 31 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Ford Ranger SuperCrew
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Ford Ranger SuperCrew we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ford Ranger | No award | 59.7 (provisional) |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 55.6 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD a safe car?
Yes, by the measure that matters most. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 23 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD, 26% below the class average (31 for small pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 55.6 out of 100 and rank #88 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD driver death rate?
23 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 10 to 36. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Ford Ranger SuperCrew died at a rate of 64 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD compare with other small pickups?
The small pickups class averages 31 driver deaths per million; the Ford Ranger SuperCrew 4WD sits at 23. Among the 9 small pickups compared above it ranks 3 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WD with a death rate of 9.