Fatal crash profile · Model

Audi A6

Compared with Audi · All vehicles

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 6, 2022 Walworth County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 1, 2022 San Diego County, California 1
Dec 29, 2021 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 12, 2021 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Nov 24, 2021 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Nov 15, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 11, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 5, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Oct 4, 2021 Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina 2
Sep 12, 2021 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Sep 8, 2021 St. Peters, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Sep 2, 2021 St. Clair County, Michigan 1
Aug 19, 2021 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 2
Jul 20, 2021 Chatham County, North Carolina 1
Jun 27, 2021 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jun 11, 2021 Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
May 24, 2021 Wake County, North Carolina 1
May 18, 2021 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
May 16, 2021 Westerlo, Albany County, New York 1
May 7, 2021 Butte County, California 1
May 2, 2021 Rialto, San Bernardino County, California 1
Apr 24, 2021 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Apr 12, 2021 Hallandale Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Apr 3, 2021 Bertie County, North Carolina 1
Mar 24, 2021 Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri 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.