Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac CTS · Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
53
Fatal crashes
53
Deaths inside
41
Other deaths
21

Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2008 Cadillac CTS were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 17
2022 7
2023 10
2024 11

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Cadillac CTS: 59%
  • About 1.4 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 8 2
2021 11 9
2022 5 2
2023 7 5
2024 10 3

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 31%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 55 percent of the share for Cadillac CTS: 27%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 61%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.2% 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.1% 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 58.5% 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 39
Cloudy 7
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 23
Dark - Lighted 14
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Texas 13
California 4
Florida 4
Oklahoma 3
Georgia 3
Louisiana 2
Kansas 2
Illinois 2
New Jersey 2
Alabama 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 28, 2022 Italy, Ellis County, Texas 1
Mar 30, 2022 Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 12, 2022 Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2021 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas 1
Nov 17, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 26, 2021 Harris County, Texas 2
Oct 5, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 2, 2021 Doniphan County, Kansas 1
Sep 7, 2021 DuPage County, Illinois 1
Aug 4, 2021 Okeechobee County, Florida 2
Jul 26, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 2
Jun 27, 2021 Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jun 20, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Jun 19, 2021 Gregg County, Texas 1
Jun 14, 2021 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
May 22, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Apr 30, 2021 Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 18, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 1, 2021 Colton, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 20, 2020 Marion County, Alabama 1
Nov 18, 2020 Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia 1
Nov 17, 2020 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 15, 2020 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey 1
Oct 23, 2020 Mayes County, Oklahoma 1

Compare 2008 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.