Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Audi A6
Compared with Audi A6 · Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as 2015 Audi A6 were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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
40%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 90 percent of the share for Audi A6: 46%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 42%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 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 85 percent of the share for Audi A6: 34%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
50%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Audi A6: 32%
- About double the share for Audi: 23%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Audi A6: 57%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Audi A6 | Audi A6 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 28.6% | 34.0% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 50.0% | 31.9% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.1% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4 |
| California | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Rochester, Monroe County, New York | HUDSON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | SR-4 NEW CIRCLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Costa Mesa, Orange County, California | VICTORIA ST | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | Alameda County, California | SOUTH LIVERMORE AVE | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Lake County, Indiana | CLAY ST | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | I-87 MAJOR DEEGAN EXPY | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Davidson County, North Carolina | SR-109 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina | US-701 | 2 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Chatham County, North Carolina | SR-42 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Bertie County, North Carolina | SSR-1313 CREMOR ROAD | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Coryell County, Texas | US-84 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-171 | 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.