Fatal crash profile · Model
Audi S5
Compared with Audi · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 45
- Fatal crashes
- 45
- Deaths inside
- 27
- Other deaths
- 27
Between 2020 and 2024, 45 vehicles described as Audi S5 were involved in 45 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 27 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 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 42%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
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
49%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for Audi: 29%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Audi: 23%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
67%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Audi: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Audi S5 | Audi | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 48.9% | 28.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.9% | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.7% | 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 | 35 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 10 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Audi S5 by model year
- 2018 10 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 16, 2024 | Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota | MU-W SKYLINE PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | S MISSION RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Todd County, Kentucky | SR-104 CLARKSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania | MILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida | SR-78 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | DuPage County, Illinois | I-88/RONALD REAGAN MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-PONCE DE LEON ST | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Garnet, Riverside County, California | SR-111 GENE AUTRY TRL | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Pine Lake, DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-10 MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Allegan County, Michigan | 140TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Hancock County, Mississippi | CR-TEXAS FLAT RD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Gem County, Idaho | SR-52 | 3 |
| May 27, 2023 | Sheldon, Franklin County, Vermont | SR- 105 | 2 |
| May 19, 2023 | Payette County, Idaho | SR-52 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Boulder County, Colorado | US-36 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado | SR-121 S WADSWORTH BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Mathews County, Virginia | CR-643 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | N DOBSON RD | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Okaloosa County, Florida | MONTERREY RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Lampasas County, Texas | US-281/AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIA | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | Palm Beach County, Florida | I-95 SB | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Lake County, Indiana | CEDAR LAKE RD | 1 |
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.