Fatal crash profile · Make

Audi

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,244
Fatal crashes
1,239
Deaths inside
591
Other deaths
825

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,244 vehicles described as Audi were involved in 1,239 fatal crashes in the United States. 591 people died inside these vehicles and 825 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 207
2021 294
2022 253
2023 225
2024 265

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 92 132
2021 142 202
2022 117 167
2023 123 142
2024 117 182

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

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Audi All vehicles
Driver speeding 28.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.2% 17.7%
At night 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 921
Cloudy 151
Rain 80
Fog, Smog, Smoke 12
Snow 9

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 505
Dark - Lighted 371
Dark - Not Lighted 288
Dusk 41
Dawn 17

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 172
Florida 135
Texas 95
New York 62
Georgia 55
Colorado 50
Illinois 47
Pennsylvania 42
Washington 42
North Carolina 40

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Audi models

  • A4 280 crashes
  • Q5 204 crashes
  • A6 140 crashes
  • Q7 116 crashes
  • A3 81 crashes
  • A5 78 crashes
  • Q3 53 crashes
  • S5 45 crashes
  • S4 34 crashes
  • TT 28 crashes
  • S3 20 crashes
  • A7 20 crashes
  • A8 20 crashes
  • SQ5 18 crashes
  • Q8 13 crashes
  • R8 13 crashes
  • S6 7 crashes
  • TTS 6 crashes
  • allroad 6 crashes
  • RS3 6 crashes
  • S7 6 crashes
  • S8 5 crashes
  • A4 allroad 4 crashes
  • RS5 4 crashes
  • RS 3 3 crashes
  • e-tron GT 3 crashes
  • e-tron 3 crashes
  • e-tron Sportback 2 crashes
  • RS 5 2 crashes
  • RS7 2 crashes
  • 4000 2 crashes
  • SQ7 2 crashes
  • Q5 e 2 crashes
  • RS6 1 crash
  • A6 allroad 1 crash
  • RS 7 1 crash
  • Cabriolet 1 crash
  • A7 e 1 crash
  • TT RS 1 crash

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
Aug 23, 2023 Merced County, California 1
Aug 22, 2023 Auburn, Placer County, California 1
Aug 21, 2023 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 19, 2023 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Aug 18, 2023 LaSalle County, Illinois 1
Aug 18, 2023 Bulloch County, Georgia 2
Aug 13, 2023 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Aug 12, 2023 Riverside, Riverside County, California 2
Aug 9, 2023 Brunswick, Rensselaer County, New York 1
Aug 6, 2023 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 5, 2023 Smith County, Texas 2
Aug 4, 2023 Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Aug 4, 2023 Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 3, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Aug 2, 2023 Timnath, Larimer County, Colorado 1
Jul 30, 2023 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
Jul 30, 2023 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Jul 30, 2023 Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa 1
Jul 28, 2023 Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Jul 28, 2023 Santa Cruz County, California 1
Jul 27, 2023 Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan 1
Jul 27, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 26, 2023 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 21, 2023 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 19, 2023 Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee 1

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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.