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
May 27, 2023	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	SR-14	1
May 24, 2023	Escondido, San Diego County, California	CENTRE CITY PY	1
May 18, 2023	Pitt County, North Carolina	SR-33	1
May 13, 2023	Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona	OLD NOGALES HWY	1
May 12, 2023	Wake County, North Carolina	US-64 BUS	1
May 4, 2023	Tarrant County, Texas	FM 1187	1
May 1, 2023	Franklin County, Florida	US-98	2
Apr 29, 2023	Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-92	1
Apr 27, 2023	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas	SR-6 BUSINESS/TEXAS AVE	1
Apr 23, 2023	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-820 RAMP	1
Apr 17, 2023	Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia	MU-120803 DOUGLAS BLVD	1
Apr 15, 2023	Palestine, Anderson County, Texas	SR-256 LOOP	1
Apr 8, 2023	Menifee, Riverside County, California	GOETZ RD	1
Apr 2, 2023	Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas	FM 157	1
Mar 25, 2023	Seattle, King County, Washington	MU-4TH AVE	1
Mar 19, 2023	Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois	HARLEM AVE	1
Mar 17, 2023	Wharton County, Texas	US-59 RAMP	1
Feb 28, 2023	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-6 N LAKE DRIVE	1
Feb 22, 2023	Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia	SR-26	1
Feb 19, 2023	Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas	FM 3248	1
Feb 13, 2023	Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida	SR-688	1
Feb 5, 2023	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	CR-215N	2
Feb 3, 2023	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	MU-LAKE JUNE RD	1
Jan 31, 2023	Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia	SR-121	1
Jan 29, 2023	Whittier, Los Angeles County, California	WASHINGTON BLVD	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.