Fatal crash profile · Model

Cadillac DTS

Compared with Cadillac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
140
Fatal crashes
140
Deaths inside
99
Other deaths
54

Between 2020 and 2024, 140 vehicles described as Cadillac DTS were involved in 140 fatal crashes in the United States. 99 people died inside these vehicles and 54 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 30
2021 27
2022 28
2023 30
2024 25

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

65%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Cadillac: 48%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 25 11
2021 23 9
2022 15 14
2023 19 12
2024 17 8

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Cadillac: 22%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Cadillac: 20%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac: 53%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Cadillac DTS Cadillac All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.7% 21.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 27.9% 20.2% 17.7%
At night 42.1% 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 97
Cloudy 18
Rain 13
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Sleet or Hail 2

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 78
Dark - Lighted 30
Dark - Not Lighted 27
Dusk 4

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 14
Illinois 11
North Carolina 11
Ohio 10
South Carolina 8
Tennessee 7
Michigan 7
Florida 7
Mississippi 5
Pennsylvania 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Cadillac DTS 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
Jun 19, 2020 Dorchester County, South Carolina 2
Jun 16, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
May 21, 2020 Circleville, Orange County, New York 1
May 20, 2020 Robeson County, North Carolina 2
May 16, 2020 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 2, 2020 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Apr 22, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 20, 2020 Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Apr 14, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 28, 2020 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 27, 2020 Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Feb 21, 2020 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Feb 10, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 8, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 3, 2020 Meggett, Charleston County, South Carolina 3

Compare Cadillac DTS 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.