Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac CTS

Compared with Cadillac · All vehicles

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
Jan 28, 2023 Hertford County, North Carolina 1
Jan 27, 2023 Pendergrass, Jackson County, Georgia 1
Jan 26, 2023 Godley, Johnson County, Texas 1
Jan 23, 2023 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California 1
Jan 18, 2023 St. Robert, Pulaski County, Missouri 1
Jan 17, 2023 Killingly Center, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Jan 15, 2023 Clarendon County, South Carolina 1
Jan 12, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 1, 2023 Laurens County, Georgia 1
Dec 31, 2022 Barstow, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 31, 2022 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Dec 29, 2022 Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York 1
Dec 19, 2022 Nassau County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2022 Laurens County, South Carolina 1
Dec 13, 2022 Iron County, Michigan 1
Dec 10, 2022 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Dec 9, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2022 Kane County, Illinois 1
Dec 2, 2022 Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 2, 2022 Camden County, Missouri 1
Dec 1, 2022 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio 1
Nov 28, 2022 Wicomico County, Maryland 1
Nov 26, 2022 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 23, 2022 Travis County, Texas 1
Nov 23, 2022 Morrow County, Ohio 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.