Fatal crash profile · Model

Audi A3

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 81
Fatal crashes: 81
Deaths inside: 37
Other deaths: 54

Between 2020 and 2024, 81 vehicles described as Audi A3 were involved in 81 fatal crashes in the United States. 37 people died inside these vehicles and 54 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	18
2022	18
2023	20
2024	13

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

41%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Audi: 42%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	9
2021	8	11
2022	9	14
2023	13	10
2024	3	10

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for Audi: 29%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 23%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Audi A3	Audi	All vehicles
Driver speeding	23.5%	28.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	27.2%	23.2%	17.7%
At night	56.8%	58.7%	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	63
Cloudy	9
Rain	3
Severe Crosswinds	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	34
Dark - Not Lighted	22
Dark - Lighted	20
Dusk	4
Dawn	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	17
Florida	11
Colorado	6
Virginia	4
Texas	4
Michigan	4
Washington	4
Maryland	3
Georgia	3
New York	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Audi A3 by model year

2018 10 crashes
2016 21 crashes
2015 10 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
Jan 1, 2022	Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina	SR-53 WESTERN BLVD	1
Dec 17, 2021	Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts	WATTAQUADOCK HILL RD	1
Nov 28, 2021	Sarasota County, Florida	SR-758	1
Nov 19, 2021	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	LEONARD ST	1
Nov 2, 2021	Henrico County, Virginia	US-250	1
Oct 23, 2021	Bulloch County, Georgia	SR-67	1
Sep 29, 2021	Auburn, King County, Washington	SR-18	1
Sep 13, 2021	Fairport, Monroe County, New York	I-490	1
Aug 29, 2021	Sunrise, Broward County, Florida	SR-817	1
Aug 13, 2021	Geauga County, Ohio	SR-306 CHILLICOTHE RD	1
Jul 10, 2021	San Joaquin County, California	SR-4	1
Jun 6, 2021	Blaine, Anoka County, Minnesota	CR-52 RADISSON RD NE	1
May 20, 2021	Sunrise, Broward County, Florida	SR-869	1
Apr 30, 2021	Kent County, Maryland	SR-213	1
Apr 5, 2021	Iowa Colony, Brazoria County, Texas	SR-6	1
Apr 5, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
Feb 10, 2021	Platteville, Weld County, Colorado	SR-60	2
Jan 23, 2021	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	CS-058103/JACKSON ST SE	1
Jan 10, 2021	Shelby County, Alabama	CR-55	1
Dec 26, 2020	Riverside County, California	SR-60	1
Nov 28, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	I-94	1
Nov 18, 2020	Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan	I-69	1
Oct 14, 2020	Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado	HARMONY RD	1
Oct 10, 2020	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-6	1
Oct 9, 2020	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-842	1

Compare Audi A3 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.