Fatal crash profile · Model
Audi A5
Compared with Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 78
- Fatal crashes
- 78
- Deaths inside
- 50
- Other deaths
- 45
Between 2020 and 2024, 78 vehicles described as Audi A5 were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 45 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
53%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi: 42%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
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
28%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Audi: 23%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
67%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Audi A5 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.2% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 23.1% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.7% | 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 | 58 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 25 |
| Daylight | 24 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 12 |
| Florida | 12 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Utah | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Audi A5 by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-34TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Baldwin, Habersham County, Georgia | US-23 SR-419/365 TOMMY IRVIN P | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Attala County, Mississippi | SR-736 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Blue Earth County, Minnesota | CR-90 HAWTHORN RD | 2 |
| May 20, 2024 | Jackson County, Mississippi | I-10 | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | American Fork, Utah County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | US-90/CLETO RODRIGUEZ FWY | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Barstow, San Bernardino County, California | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Auburn, King County, Washington | MU-124TH AVE SE | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas | US-67/S G ALEXANDER FWY | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Naples, Collier County, Florida | US-41 9TH ST N | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | MU-LINWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan | SR-1 S WOODWARD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-90 LAKELAND FWY | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | GRANT RD | 3 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-109 | 5 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | I-215 | 2 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Oakland, Alameda County, California | BUENA VISTA AVE | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Medina County, Texas | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 2 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | DeKalb County, Georgia | MU-061400 DEKALB MEDICAL PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-35 E | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York | SR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey | CR-522 THROCKMORTON ST | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | I-85 | 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.