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
Jul 8, 2020 Escambia County, Florida 1
Jul 5, 2020 Jasper County, South Carolina 1
Jul 2, 2020 Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia 1
Jun 6, 2020 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
May 28, 2020 Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas 1
May 5, 2020 Porterville, Tulare County, California 1
May 3, 2020 Durham, Durham County, North Carolina 1
Mar 29, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Mar 15, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Mar 8, 2020 Newburgh, Orange County, New York 1
Feb 20, 2020 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 2, 2020 Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jan 17, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jan 17, 2020 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 2
Jan 11, 2020 Liberty County, Georgia 4

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.