Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 Cadillac CTS

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
23
Fatal crashes
23
Deaths inside
23
Other deaths
6

Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2003 Cadillac CTS were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 8
2021 7
2022 4
2023 3
2024 1

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

79%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 59%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 2
2021 6 3
2022 3 1
2023 3 0
2024 1 0

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

43%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 31%
  • About double the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 27%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Cadillac CTS: 61%
  • About the same as the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 43.5% 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 34.8% 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 52.2% 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 14
Cloudy 5
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 12
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Lighted 1
Dusk 1

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
Georgia 5
California 2
Ohio 2
Tennessee 2
Kentucky 2
Texas 1
Wisconsin 1
Arkansas 1
North Carolina 1
South Carolina 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 28, 2024 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Sep 15, 2023 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Jun 7, 2023 Crittenden County, Arkansas 1
Jan 1, 2023 Laurens County, Georgia 1
Dec 19, 2022 Nassau County, Florida 1
Sep 26, 2022 Polk County, Tennessee 1
Sep 19, 2022 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
Aug 28, 2022 Sanders County, Montana 1
Oct 27, 2021 Clayton County, Georgia 1
Sep 21, 2021 Vinton County, Ohio 1
Aug 6, 2021 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
Jun 8, 2021 Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio 3
May 6, 2021 Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 2, 2021 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 22, 2021 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Nov 13, 2020 Claremont, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 1, 2020 Eau Claire County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 8, 2020 Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky 1
Aug 1, 2020 Moore County, Texas 1
May 26, 2020 Muldraugh, Meade County, Kentucky 4
Feb 12, 2020 Trousdale County, Tennessee 2
Feb 8, 2020 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1
Feb 6, 2020 Durham, Durham County, North Carolina 1

Compare 2003 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.