Fatal crash profile · Model
Audi S3
Compared with Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 20
- Fatal crashes
- 20
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 20 vehicles described as Audi S3 were involved in 20 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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
45%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Audi: 29%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Audi: 23%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
60%
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%
| Category | Audi S3 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 45.0% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 25.0% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 60.0% | 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 | 18 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
| Florida | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Audi S3 by model year
- 2015 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah | 5400 S | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | DeKalb County, Indiana | SR-327 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | New York City, New York County, New York | SR-9A/907V HENRY HUDSON PKWY | 2 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Ada County, Idaho | CARTWRIGHT RD | 1 |
| May 7, 2024 | San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | SENTER RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Love County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey | SR-139 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California | MARIPOSA RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| May 29, 2023 | Union County, Ohio | TS-186 FULTON CREEK RD | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Fullerton, Orange County, California | MAGNOLIA AVE | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | SR-19 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Seattle, King County, Washington | SR-520 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | ASUTIN BLUFFS PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | 10TH ST CHALLENGER WY | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Northglenn, Adams County, Colorado | W 104TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-826 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Snohomish County, Washington | SR-522 | 1 |
| May 9, 2020 | Eatontown, Monmouth County, New Jersey | SR-36 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Sussex County, Delaware | SR-1 COASTAL HWY | 2 |
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.