Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac CTS · Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
22
Other deaths
12

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 2005 Cadillac CTS were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 12
2021 6
2022 4
2023 7
2024 2

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

65%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 59%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 7 6
2021 5 1
2022 3 2
2023 7 1
2024 0 2

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

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 31%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 27%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

71%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 61%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 35.5% 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.8% 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 71.0% 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 18
Cloudy 9
Rain 4

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 11
Dark - Lighted 8

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
Ohio 4
Texas 4
North Carolina 3
Michigan 3
South Carolina 2
Indiana 2
California 2
Illinois 2
Georgia 1
Delaware 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 8, 2024 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
Feb 22, 2024 Ceres, Stanislaus County, California 1
Dec 18, 2023 Washington County, Oregon 1
Oct 16, 2023 Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico 1
Sep 26, 2023 Jennings County, Indiana 1
Jul 21, 2023 Odenville, St. Clair County, Alabama 1
Jul 2, 2023 Kent County, Delaware 2
May 18, 2023 Pitt County, North Carolina 1
May 4, 2023 Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 18, 2022 Laurens County, South Carolina 1
Aug 29, 2022 Ross County, Ohio 1
Jun 5, 2022 Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan 1
May 30, 2022 Randolph County, North Carolina 2
Oct 4, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 4, 2021 Akron, Summit County, Ohio 1
Sep 24, 2021 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Aug 4, 2021 Orange County, North Carolina 1
Jun 26, 2021 Williamson County, Illinois 1
Jun 16, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Dec 5, 2020 Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana 1
Nov 25, 2020 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 2
Nov 10, 2020 Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia 1
Oct 11, 2020 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Jul 2, 2020 Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi 1
Jul 1, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1

Compare 2005 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.