Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Audi Q5
Compared with Audi Q5 · Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 7
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2021 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 2021 Audi Q5 were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 7 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
37%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Audi Q5: 33%
- About 90 percent of the share for Audi: 42%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
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
28%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Audi Q5: 20%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Audi Q5: 13%
- About 70 percent of the share for Audi: 23%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
61%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi Q5: 51%
- About the same as the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2021 Audi Q5 | Audi Q5 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 27.8% | 20.5% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 16.7% | 13.2% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.1% | 50.7% | 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 | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| New York | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | US-90 ALT | 2 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | SSR-1002 TILGHMAN ST | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-41/70S SR-1 MURFREESBORO PK | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Selah, Yakima County, Washington | MU-W FREMONT AVE | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York | SR-25 W JERICHO TPKE | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-405 SAN DIEGO FWY | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Westminster, Orange County, California | BROOKHURST ST | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | WINN ST | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Manor, Travis County, Texas | US-290 E | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma | SR-117 E TAFT AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Orange County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Travis County, Texas | FM 734/PARMER LN | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon | NE TANASBOURNE DR | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Verbank, Dutchess County, New York | VERBANK CLUB RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | TENGER DR | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey | SUMMIT AVE | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | I-410 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | Largo, Pinellas County, Florida | US-19 N | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.