This Car Is Mostly Likely To Be In A Fatal Accident In Detroit

DETROIT, MI — Did you know some cars are more prone than others to be involved in fatal accidents and those trends vary by region? That’s according to a new report released this week.

Occupant fatalities from car crashes are more likely to occur in some vehicles than others according to the latest iSeeCars study. In certain sports cars and small cars, they occur 2 to 4 times more often, the numbers show.

In Detroit, the car with the most occupant fatalities is the Cadillac CTS, the report said. Not surprisingly, many of the cars the study found to be more prone to accidents are the popular vehicles manufactured in the region.

iSeeCars.com analyzed fatality and vehicle data to determine the vehicles with the highest fatal accident rates nationally and by metro area. Here are the deadliest cars in Detroit:

Here are 5 takeaways from the study:

• Subcompact cars and sports cars tie as the most represented vehicle categories with six vehicles each.
• Common trends among vehicles with the highest fatal accident rates include a lack of safety features and poor performance in crash tests.
• When specifically looking at passenger cars, the fatal accident rate is inversely proportional to vehicle size.
• Categorically, SUVs have the lowest fatal accident rate.
• Compact and subcompact SUVs account for nine of the 10 vehicles on the list of SUVs with the highest fatal accident rates.

For more information, the full study can be found here.