Fatal crash profile · Model

Acura CL

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 55
Fatal crashes: 55
Deaths inside: 50
Other deaths: 12

Between 2020 and 2024, 55 vehicles described as Acura CL were involved in 55 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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	15
2021	16
2022	6
2023	10
2024	8

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

81%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.7 times the share for Acura: 48%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	12	4
2021	15	2
2022	6	1
2023	9	3
2024	8	2

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

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.5 times the share for Acura: 25%
About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.7 times the share for Acura: 22%
About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for Acura: 59%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Acura CL	Acura	All vehicles
Driver speeding	36.4%	24.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	36.4%	22.0%	17.7%
At night	56.4%	58.9%	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	36
Rain	7
Cloudy	6
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
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	24
Dark - Not Lighted	20
Dark - Lighted	8
Dusk	2
Dawn	1

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
California	10
Oregon	6
Texas	5
Washington	5
Virginia	4
North Carolina	3
Florida	3
Georgia	2
South Carolina	2
Arizona	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Acura CL by model year

2003 10 crashes
2001 16 crashes
1997 10 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Nov 9, 2024	Fairfax County, Virginia	CR-674 HUNTER MILL RD	1
Nov 9, 2024	Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon	SR-18 ODOT 39	1
Aug 15, 2024	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	SSR-159 DEWEY COX RD	1
Jun 30, 2024	North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	SR-574 W CHEYENNE AVE	1
Jun 8, 2024	Gloucester County, Virginia	US-17 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORI	1
May 20, 2024	King County, Washington	CR-VEAZIE CUMBERLAND RD	2
Apr 14, 2024	Antioch, Contra Costa County, California	AUTO CENTER DR	1
Feb 18, 2024	Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington	I-5	2
Dec 20, 2023	Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Nov 29, 2023	Stanislaus County, California	CROWS LANDING RD	1
Oct 21, 2023	Tavares, Lake County, Florida	MU-DUMONT LN	1
Aug 30, 2023	Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, California	MT HERMON RD	2
Aug 16, 2023	Contra Costa County, California	SR-4	1
Jul 10, 2023	Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia	I-75	1
Jul 4, 2023	Greenwell Springs, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-408	1
Apr 19, 2023	Morgan County, Missouri	SR-5	1
Feb 26, 2023	Okanogan County, Washington	CR-OLD HIGHWAY 97	2
Feb 25, 2023	Pierce County, Washington	CR-SPANAWAY LOOP RD S	1
Sep 3, 2022	Otoe County, Nebraska	SR-50	2
Jul 18, 2022	Upper Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	SR-8047 RAMP S RD	1
Jun 21, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	TL 8 SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY	1
May 21, 2022	Miami-Dade County, Florida	178TH ST	1
Apr 5, 2022	Muskingum County, Ohio	CR-616 RAIDERS RD	1
Feb 2, 2022	Madera County, California	SR-41	1
Dec 12, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	CR-672	1

Compare Acura CL 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.