Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac CTS · Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
39
Fatal crashes
39
Deaths inside
25
Other deaths
17

Between 2020 and 2024, 39 vehicles described as 2012 Cadillac CTS were involved in 39 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 6
2023 7
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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 59%
  • 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 5 3
2021 6 2
2022 4 2
2023 6 2
2024 4 8

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

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 31%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 27%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac CTS: 61%
  • About the same as the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 28.2% 31.0% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 28.2% 26.8% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 56.4% 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 34
Rain 3
Cloudy 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
Dark - Lighted 16
Daylight 13
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dawn 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
Illinois 4
Texas 4
Florida 3
North Carolina 3
Missouri 3
California 3
Pennsylvania 2
Massachusetts 2
Georgia 2
Michigan 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 17, 2024 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Oct 25, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 11, 2024 Downey, Los Angeles County, California 2
Oct 5, 2024 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Oct 1, 2024 Walworth County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 14, 2024 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 20, 2024 Fairfield County, Ohio 1
Mar 27, 2024 Granville County, North Carolina 1
Mar 5, 2024 Autauga County, Alabama 1
Jan 13, 2024 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Jan 2, 2024 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Dec 6, 2023 Habersham County, Georgia 2
Nov 22, 2023 Wake County, North Carolina 1
Nov 20, 2023 Roseville, Placer County, California 1
Nov 11, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Sep 4, 2023 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 12, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Jan 26, 2023 Godley, Johnson County, Texas 1
Nov 26, 2022 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 9, 2022 Orlando, Orange County, Florida 1
Jul 5, 2022 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri 1
Jun 26, 2022 Pine Lawn, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
May 29, 2022 Warren, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Feb 22, 2022 Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 2, 2021 Upshur County, Texas 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.