Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Acura RDX
Compared with Acura RDX · Acura · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 11 vehicles described as 2015 Acura RDX were involved in 11 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
62%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Acura RDX: 43%
- About 1.3 times the share for Acura: 48%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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
27%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Acura RDX: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share for Acura: 25%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Acura RDX: 12%
- About 40 percent of the share for Acura: 22%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Acura RDX: 45%
- About three-quarters of the share for Acura: 59%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Acura RDX | Acura RDX | Acura | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 27.3% | 18.0% | 24.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 9.1% | 12.3% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.5% | 44.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-265 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Florence County, South Carolina | US-95 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Sangamon County, Illinois | CR-8/OLD JACKSONVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Chemung, Chemung County, New York | I-87 | 3 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Laurel Acres, Anne Arundel County, Maryland | SR-295 BWI PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona | N CAVE CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | El Dorado County, California | CARSON RD | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado | SIMMS ST | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | Eureka County, Nevada | I-80 W | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sampson County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
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.