Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Audi A4
Compared with Audi A4 · Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2021 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2018 Audi A4 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
36%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Audi A4: 46%
- About 85 percent of the share for Audi: 42%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Audi A4: 29%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
36%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Audi A4: 24%
- About 1.5 times the share for Audi: 23%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Audi A4: 58%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Audi A4 | Audi A4 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.6% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 35.7% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.1% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | Davidson County, North Carolina | SSR-1508 HICKORY TREE RD | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-251 OLD HICKORY BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts | SUMMIT ST | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Williamson, Wayne County, New York | CR-103 RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | N ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12 LOOP/WALTON WALKER BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Athens, Limestone County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Malibu, Los Angeles County, California | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-12 CONVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut | I-95 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | DESSAU RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-21 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.