Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
462
Fatal crashes
462
Deaths inside
312
Other deaths
217

Between 2020 and 2024, 462 vehicles described as Cadillac CTS were involved in 462 fatal crashes in the United States. 312 people died inside these vehicles and 217 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 101
2021 119
2022 83
2023 83
2024 76

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 75 49
2021 81 51
2022 54 37
2023 56 37
2024 46 43

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

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

61%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 61.0% 53.1% 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 341
Cloudy 64
Rain 33
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5
Snow 5

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 180
Dark - Not Lighted 136
Dark - Lighted 126
Dark - Unknown Lighting 7
Dawn 6

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 81
California 45
Florida 37
Georgia 28
North Carolina 20
Illinois 19
Missouri 16
South Carolina 16
Ohio 15
Alabama 15

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Cadillac CTS 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
Dec 28, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 22, 2024 Hoke County, North Carolina 1
Dec 14, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 14, 2024 Lake Saint Louis, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Dec 7, 2024 Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Nov 23, 2024 Luna County, New Mexico 1
Nov 21, 2024 Lancaster County, South Carolina 1
Nov 17, 2024 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Nov 16, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 4
Oct 25, 2024 Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont 1
Oct 25, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 18, 2024 Elmore County, Alabama 1
Oct 12, 2024 Dodge County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 12, 2024 Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Oct 11, 2024 Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Oct 11, 2024 Downey, Los Angeles County, California 2
Oct 5, 2024 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Oct 4, 2024 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Oct 1, 2024 Walworth County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 1, 2024 Springtown, Parker County, Texas 1
Sep 25, 2024 Summit County, Ohio 1
Sep 18, 2024 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 11, 2024 Venetia, Washington County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 8, 2024 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
Sep 7, 2024 Lea County, New Mexico 1

Compare Cadillac CTS 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.