Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac CTS

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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
Oct 2, 2021 Doniphan County, Kansas 1
Sep 24, 2021 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Sep 21, 2021 Vinton County, Ohio 1
Sep 21, 2021 Harper Woods, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Sep 19, 2021 Trinity, Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Sep 17, 2021 Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Sep 17, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 12, 2021 Anthony, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Sep 7, 2021 DuPage County, Illinois 1
Sep 5, 2021 Jackson County, Florida 2
Sep 3, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 3, 2021 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 31, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 24, 2021 Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Aug 20, 2021 Jasper County, South Carolina 1
Aug 16, 2021 Green Lake County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 15, 2021 Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Aug 11, 2021 Albemarle County, Virginia 1
Aug 8, 2021 Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Aug 8, 2021 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Aug 7, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Aug 6, 2021 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
Aug 5, 2021 Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California 1
Aug 4, 2021 Orange County, North Carolina 1
Aug 4, 2021 Okeechobee County, Florida 2

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.