Fatal crash profile · Model

Audi A6

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 141
Fatal crashes: 140
Deaths inside: 74
Other deaths: 88

Between 2020 and 2024, 141 vehicles described as Audi A6 were involved in 140 fatal crashes in the United States. 74 people died inside these vehicles and 88 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	30
2021	33
2022	31
2023	25
2024	22

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

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Audi: 42%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	15	21
2021	15	22
2022	20	18
2023	15	14
2024	9	13

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

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 29%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Audi: 23%
About 1.8 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 A6	Audi	All vehicles
Driver speeding	34.0%	28.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	31.9%	23.2%	17.7%
At night	56.7%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	112
Cloudy	18
Rain	6
Snow	2

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	58
Dark - Lighted	40
Dark - Not Lighted	35
Dusk	4
Dawn	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
California	22
New York	11
North Carolina	8
Pennsylvania	7
Florida	7
Georgia	7
Texas	7
Wisconsin	6
Colorado	6
Connecticut	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Audi A6 by model year

2016 11 crashes
2015 14 crashes
2014 14 crashes
2013 11 crashes
2008 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
Nov 24, 2024	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	SR-2 N COLORADO BLVD	1
Nov 7, 2024	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	I-26	1
Oct 18, 2024	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	HUDSON AVE	1
Oct 18, 2024	Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia	I-285 EB	1
Oct 6, 2024	Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota	CR-83 CANTERBURY RD	1
Oct 2, 2024	Southgate, Wayne County, Michigan	NORTHLINE RD	1
Sep 30, 2024	Santa Barbara County, California	US-101	1
Sep 21, 2024	Livermore, Alameda County, California	I-580	1
Sep 17, 2024	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-GIVEN AVE	1
Sep 12, 2024	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SSR-1011 RAILROAD AVE	1
Sep 1, 2024	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	E BASELINE RD	1
Aug 17, 2024	Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas	I2 FRONTAGE	1
Aug 9, 2024	Flathead County, Montana	SR-83	1
Aug 4, 2024	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SR-447 PARADISE TRL	1
Jun 13, 2024	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas	I-70	1
Jun 10, 2024	Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado	E SMOKY HILL RD	1
Jun 9, 2024	Fort Griswold (Historical), New London County, Connecticut	TS-130 TAYLOR HILL RD	1
Jun 9, 2024	Pomona, Los Angeles County, California	RESERVOIR ST	1
Feb 9, 2024	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	SR-901 SUNBURY RD	1
Jan 30, 2024	Mississippi County, Arkansas	SR-158	1
Jan 3, 2024	Marion County, Tennessee	SR-27 GRIFFITH HWY	1
Jan 1, 2024	Buffalo County, Wisconsin	SR-25	1
Dec 11, 2023	West Sacramento, Yolo County, California	W CAPITOL AVE	1
Dec 1, 2023	Clay County, Minnesota	US-75 8TH ST S	1
Oct 23, 2023	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	N OZARK AVE	1

Compare Audi A6 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.