Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Audi A6
Compared with Audi A6 · Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Deaths inside
- 7
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 11 vehicles described as 2016 Audi A6 were involved in 11 fatal crashes in the United States. 7 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 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
58%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi A6: 46%
- About 1.4 times the share for Audi: 42%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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
27%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Audi A6: 34%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 30 percent of the share for Audi A6: 32%
- About 40 percent of the share for Audi: 23%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Audi A6: 57%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Audi A6 | Audi A6 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 27.3% | 34.0% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 9.1% | 31.9% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.6% | 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 | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado | E SMOKY HILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Pomona, Los Angeles County, California | RESERVOIR ST | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Staten Island, Richmond County, New York | STEUBEN ST | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Kittitas County, Washington | US-97 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-2801 CALDWELL RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-2 | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | POLK ST | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-91 | 2 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island | MIDDLEBRIDGE RD | 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.