Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac CTS

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

2015 12 crashes
2014 25 crashes
2013 21 crashes
2012 39 crashes
2011 45 crashes
2010 29 crashes
2009 40 crashes
2008 53 crashes
2007 42 crashes
2006 39 crashes
2005 31 crashes
2004 32 crashes
2003 23 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 30, 2021	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	SR-117	1
Apr 30, 2021	Fresno County, California	ELWOOD RD	1
Apr 29, 2021	Monroe County, Florida	SR-4A	1
Apr 18, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 43RD AVE	1
Apr 17, 2021	Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia	SR-133	1
Apr 12, 2021	Bowie County, Texas	US-67	1
Apr 11, 2021	Berks County, Pennsylvania	OLEY TURNPIKE RD	1
Apr 11, 2021	Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona	SR-260	1
Apr 9, 2021	Miramar, Broward County, Florida	SW 178TH AVE	1
Apr 9, 2021	Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona	W OLIVE AVE	1
Apr 2, 2021	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts	US-20 SOUTHWEST CUTOFF	1
Mar 24, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	THOMAS RD	1
Mar 22, 2021	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	KENSINGTON ST	1
Mar 21, 2021	Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-95 S	1
Mar 15, 2021	Mulberry, Polk County, Florida	SR-60	1
Mar 14, 2021	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	SR-26	1
Mar 11, 2021	Fulton County, Georgia	CR-515 JONES RD	1
Mar 7, 2021	Marion County, Florida	US-441	1
Mar 1, 2021	Colton, San Bernardino County, California	VALLEY BL	1
Feb 17, 2021	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	MING AVE	2
Feb 14, 2021	Saginaw County, Michigan	SR-84 BAY RD	1
Feb 12, 2021	Mobile County, Alabama	CR-GOLD MINE RD E	1
Feb 11, 2021	Falls County, Texas	SR-7	1
Feb 10, 2021	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	SR-215	1
Feb 9, 2021	Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas	US-71-19B	1

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.