Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Acura TL

Compared with Acura TL · Acura · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
48
Fatal crashes
48
Deaths inside
29
Other deaths
25

Between 2020 and 2024, 48 vehicles described as 2004 Acura TL were involved in 48 fatal crashes in the United States. 29 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 12
2021 11
2022 11
2023 4
2024 10

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Acura TL: 56%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Acura: 48%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 5
2021 5 6
2022 9 6
2023 1 3
2024 5 5

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 60 percent of the share for Acura TL: 31%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Acura: 25%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Acura TL: 27%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Acura: 22%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

71%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Acura TL: 64%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Acura: 59%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Acura TL Acura TL Acura All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.8% 31.4% 24.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.0% 26.6% 22.0% 17.7%
At night 70.8% 63.8% 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 30
Cloudy 8
Rain 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 16
Dark - Lighted 15
Dark - Not Lighted 14
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 7
Washington 5
Georgia 4
Maryland 3
Florida 3
Ohio 3
Texas 3
Virginia 3
Arizona 3
Illinois 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 18, 2021 Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York 1
Nov 13, 2021 Seattle, King County, Washington 1
Oct 18, 2021 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Oct 12, 2021 Prince William County, Virginia 1
Sep 29, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 25, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 31, 2021 Mercer County, Ohio 1
Jun 20, 2021 DuPage County, Illinois 1
Jun 14, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 9, 2021 Grant County, Washington 1
Jan 6, 2021 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
Nov 17, 2020 San Diego County, California 1
Nov 7, 2020 Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia 2
Oct 18, 2020 Decatur County, Indiana 1
Sep 3, 2020 Frederick County, Virginia 1
Aug 8, 2020 University Park, Will County, Illinois 1
Aug 3, 2020 Marion County, Florida 1
Jul 20, 2020 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Jul 3, 2020 Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Jun 17, 2020 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Mar 23, 2020 McPherson County, Nebraska 1
Mar 8, 2020 Coweta County, Georgia 2
Mar 2, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1

Compare 2004 Acura TL 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.