Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Acura TL

Compared with Acura TL · Acura · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
66
Fatal crashes
66
Deaths inside
42
Other deaths
28

Between 2020 and 2024, 66 vehicles described as 2005 Acura TL were involved in 66 fatal crashes in the United States. 42 people died inside these vehicles and 28 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 18
2021 17
2022 15
2023 8
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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Acura TL: 56%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Acura: 48%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 8
2021 11 7
2022 8 8
2023 5 3
2024 6 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

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Acura TL: 31%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Acura: 25%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Acura TL: 27%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Acura: 22%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Acura TL: 64%
  • About the same as the share for Acura: 59%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Acura TL Acura TL Acura All vehicles
Driver speeding 33.3% 31.4% 24.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 34.8% 26.6% 22.0% 17.7%
At night 56.1% 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 51
Cloudy 10
Rain 2
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 28
Dark - Lighted 19
Dark - Not Lighted 17
Dawn 2

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 13
Texas 7
North Carolina 5
Connecticut 5
Florida 5
Pennsylvania 4
Missouri 4
South Carolina 3
Maryland 2
New Mexico 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 3, 2022 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Mar 28, 2022 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Mar 26, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Mar 14, 2022 Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey 1
Jan 20, 2022 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Jan 16, 2022 Sonoma County, California 1
Oct 6, 2021 Alachua County, Florida 1
Sep 26, 2021 Hernando County, Florida 1
Sep 26, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 13, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Aug 10, 2021 Howard County, Maryland 1
Jul 26, 2021 Durham County, North Carolina 1
Jun 22, 2021 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Jun 13, 2021 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
May 25, 2021 Cook County, Illinois 1
May 15, 2021 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
May 12, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
May 10, 2021 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
May 3, 2021 Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 11, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Feb 6, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jan 11, 2021 Platte County, Missouri 1
Jan 9, 2021 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 2
Dec 20, 2020 Lafayette County, Mississippi 1
Dec 14, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1

Compare 2005 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.