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
Dec 3, 2021	Danbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	US-4	1
Nov 13, 2021	New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana	SR-675	2
Nov 9, 2021	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	BLACKWATER RD	1
Oct 29, 2021	Bastrop County, Texas	FM 812	1
Jul 10, 2021	New Castle, McClain County, Oklahoma	N US-62 SERVICE RD	1
Jul 8, 2021	Douglas County, Oregon	I-5	1
May 16, 2021	Sacramento County, California	SOUTH WATT AVE	1
May 16, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 27TH AVE	1
Apr 17, 2021	Harrison County, Texas	I-20	1
Apr 14, 2021	El Paso County, Colorado	US-24	1
Mar 22, 2021	Redlands, San Bernardino County, California	MILL CREEK RD	1
Mar 20, 2021	Lincoln County, Oregon	CR-S DRIFT CREEK RD	1
Feb 28, 2021	Lodi, San Joaquin County, California	SR-99	1
Jan 9, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	19TH AVE	1
Jan 8, 2021	Clayton County, Georgia	CR-228/FOREST PARKWAY	1
Dec 8, 2020	Mason County, Washington	US-101	1
Dec 7, 2020	Bell County, Texas	SR-36/CR-AIRPORT RD	1
Oct 26, 2020	Alexandria, Alexandria city, Virginia	VAN DORN ST	1
Oct 24, 2020	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-820	1
Sep 30, 2020	Salem, Marion County, Oregon	COMMERCIAL ST SE	1
Sep 16, 2020	Riverside County, California	I-10	1
Sep 6, 2020	Clackamas County, Oregon	CR-SW STAFFORD RD	1
Aug 20, 2020	Franklin County, North Carolina	SSR-1211 WEST RIVER RD	1
Jul 19, 2020	York County, South Carolina	SR-152 BAIRD RD	1
Jun 23, 2020	Carroll County, Tennessee	US-79 SR-76	1

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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.