Fatal crash profile · Model

Audi Q5

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
205
Fatal crashes
204
Deaths inside
79
Other deaths
162

Between 2020 and 2024, 205 vehicles described as Audi Q5 were involved in 204 fatal crashes in the United States. 79 people died inside these vehicles and 162 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 21
2021 44
2022 43
2023 37
2024 60

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

33%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Audi: 42%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 5 18
2021 14 48
2022 15 29
2023 13 27
2024 32 40

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Audi: 29%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 55 percent of the share for Audi: 23%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Audi: 59%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Audi Q5 Audi All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.5% 28.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.2% 23.2% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 150
Cloudy 31
Rain 12
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Snow 1

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 98
Dark - Lighted 56
Dark - Not Lighted 34
Dusk 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

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
Texas 25
Florida 21
California 19
Tennessee 12
New York 12
Illinois 9
Georgia 9
Pennsylvania 8
Massachusetts 8
South Carolina 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Audi Q5 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 19, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Feb 11, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 6
Feb 5, 2021 Chester County, South Carolina 1
Jan 30, 2021 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jan 14, 2021 Queensbury, Warren County, New York 1
Jan 11, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 10, 2021 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 10, 2021 Lee County, Florida 1
Dec 2, 2020 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Nov 4, 2020 Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 18, 2020 Newton County, Georgia 1
Oct 15, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Sep 30, 2020 Cortland, Cortland County, New York 1
Aug 17, 2020 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Aug 16, 2020 Glynn County, Georgia 1
Aug 6, 2020 Stark County, North Dakota 1
Jul 23, 2020 Keller, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 19, 2020 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Jul 14, 2020 Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut 1
Jul 1, 2020 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Jun 16, 2020 Collier County, Florida 2
Jun 15, 2020 Cocke County, Tennessee 1
May 13, 2020 Linn Creek, Camden County, Missouri 1
Apr 18, 2020 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Mar 31, 2020 Pinellas County, Florida 1

Compare Audi Q5 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.