Fatal crash profile · Model
Volkswagen CC
Compared with Volkswagen · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 14
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as Volkswagen CC were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Volkswagen: 47%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
32%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Volkswagen: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Volkswagen: 56%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Volkswagen CC | Volkswagen | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.5% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 31.6% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.6% | 56.1% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Explore
Volkswagen CC by model year
- 2012 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | McCook County, South Dakota | SR-42 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | HARRIS RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | WYOMING ST | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado | SR-95 S SHERIDAN BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Effingham County, Georgia | SR-26 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Clark County, Nevada | S DECATUR BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Riverside County, California | SR-74 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-13 BUFORD HIGHWAY CONNECTOR | 2 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Carrollton, Denton County, Texas | TL-27/SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Orange County, Florida | SR-551 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Coos County, Oregon | CR-SEVEN DEVILS RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Merced County, California | SR-59 LOS BANOS HWY | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | Vista, San Diego County, California | SR-78 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey | CR-646 DELILAH RD | 2 |
| May 23, 2021 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-41 | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee | I-26 | 3 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SPRING AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Pope County, Arkansas | I-40-220 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Huntington, Suffolk County, New York | SR-908G NORTHERN STATE PKWY | 1 |
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.