Fatal crash profile · Model

Acura TLX

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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

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%

Deaths in these crashes by year

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%

Crash factors compared

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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	120
Cloudy	12
Rain	6
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
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Explore

Acura TLX by model year

2020 18 crashes
2019 14 crashes
2018 22 crashes
2017 14 crashes
2016 23 crashes
2015 37 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
Oct 9, 2020	Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey	CR-639 OXMEAD RD	1
Oct 6, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	SR-54	1
Aug 31, 2020	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts	SUMNER AVE	1
Aug 30, 2020	New York City, Bronx County, New York	GRAND CONCOURSE	1
Aug 26, 2020	Austin, Travis County, Texas	RM 620	1
Aug 8, 2020	Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut	SR-15	1
Jun 22, 2020	Ventura County, California	PLEASANT VALLEY RD	2
Jun 17, 2020	Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	CLUBHOUSE LN	1
Jun 3, 2020	McHenry County, Illinois	CR-V45 RIVER RD	1
Jun 1, 2020	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-1018 GRANT AVE	2
May 22, 2020	Pinellas County, Florida	CR-296 118 AVE N	1
May 12, 2020	Hemet, Riverside County, California	KIRBY ST	1
Feb 28, 2020	Columbia, Boone County, Missouri	SR-B	1
Feb 25, 2020	Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California	FREEDOM BLVD	1
Feb 18, 2020	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina	SR-162 BINGHAM DR	1
Feb 2, 2020	Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida	US-441	1
Jan 23, 2020	Escambia County, Alabama	SR-21	2
Jan 3, 2020	Mahoning County, Ohio	CR-135	1

Compare Acura TLX 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.