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
Feb 7, 2021 Marshall County, Mississippi 1
Feb 4, 2021 New Madrid County, Missouri 1
Feb 4, 2021 Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri 1
Jan 31, 2021 James City County, Virginia 1
Jan 29, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Jan 25, 2021 Morgan County, Missouri 1
Jan 23, 2021 Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama 1
Jan 22, 2021 Christian County, Illinois 1
Jan 22, 2021 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jan 16, 2021 Madison County, Alabama 1
Jan 11, 2021 Commerce, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 28, 2020 Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey 2
Dec 25, 2020 Carson, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 22, 2020 Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 20, 2020 St. Mary's County, Maryland 1
Dec 9, 2020 Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 2
Dec 5, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 5, 2020 Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana 1
Nov 25, 2020 Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan 2
Nov 25, 2020 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Nov 21, 2020 Cullman County, Alabama 3
Nov 20, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 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

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.