Fatal crash profile · Model
Acura TLX
Compared with Acura · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 144
- Fatal crashes
- 143
- Deaths inside
- 45
- Other deaths
- 131
Between 2020 and 2024, 144 vehicles described as Acura TLX were involved in 143 fatal crashes in the United States. 45 people died inside these vehicles and 131 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 36 |
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
26%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for Acura: 48%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 22 |
| 2022 | 9 | 28 |
| 2023 | 8 | 29 |
| 2024 | 13 | 30 |
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
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Acura: 25%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Acura: 22%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
66%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Acura: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Acura TLX | Acura | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.8% | 24.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 16.7% | 22.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.0% | 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 | 120 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 56 |
| Daylight | 45 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 31 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 18 |
| California | 18 |
| Texas | 12 |
| Connecticut | 10 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| Tennessee | 8 |
| Maryland | 8 |
| New York | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Acura TLX by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2021 | Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois | US-150 N PROSPECT AVE | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Independence, Jackson County, Missouri | SR-78 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois | SR-31 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Winslow, Camden County, New Jersey | CR-706 ERIAL RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | I-97 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Oakland, Alameda County, California | I-580 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia | 14TH STREET NW | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | DAGGETT ST | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Butler County, Alabama | I-65 | 2 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California | SELLERS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | W MARKET ST | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois | S ALPINE RD | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | Dania Beach, Broward County, Florida | I-595 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-132 | 2 |
| May 22, 2021 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-3068 STRASBURG RD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-287 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Linden, Union County, New Jersey | CR-514 PARK AVE | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | US-280 SR-1 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SOUTHAMPTON RD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire | SR-16 | 2 |
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.