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
May 21, 2021 Tazewell County, Illinois 1
May 20, 2021 Sunrise, Broward County, Florida 1
May 18, 2021 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
May 17, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 16, 2021 Westerlo, Albany County, New York 1
May 15, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 15, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
May 15, 2021 Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
May 11, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 11, 2021 Berkeley, Alameda County, California 2
May 10, 2021 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
May 10, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 8, 2021 North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio 1
May 8, 2021 Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan 1
May 7, 2021 Perry County, Pennsylvania 1
May 7, 2021 Butte County, California 1
May 4, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
May 3, 2021 Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia 1
May 2, 2021 Rialto, San Bernardino County, California 1
Apr 30, 2021 Kent County, Maryland 1
Apr 30, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 2
Apr 29, 2021 Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Apr 26, 2021 Johnson County, Texas 1
Apr 25, 2021 Putney, Windham County, Vermont 1
Apr 24, 2021 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey 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.