Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Audi A4
Compared with Audi A4 · Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 16
- Fatal crashes
- 16
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 16 vehicles described as 2012 Audi A4 were involved in 16 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
56%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi A4: 46%
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi: 42%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Audi A4: 29%
- About 85 percent of the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
31%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi A4: 24%
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi: 23%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
69%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi A4: 58%
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Audi A4 | Audi A4 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 25.0% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 31.3% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 68.8% | 58.2% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | MU-4061 WYOMING BLVD NE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Yakima County, Washington | SR-24 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California | S YOSEMITE AVE | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Irving, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12 LOOP | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | W ATKINSON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | SR-145 FOND DU LAC AVE | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | El Dorado County, California | US-50 | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio | I-80 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Bedford County, Tennessee | SR-64 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | W 38TH AVE | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-530 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | MU-4021 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | W CHEYENNE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Lee County, North Carolina | US-15 WHITE HILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | I-495N | 1 |
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.