Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 320i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 82
Fatal crashes: 82
Deaths inside: 31
Other deaths: 60

Between 2020 and 2024, 82 vehicles described as BMW 320i were involved in 82 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 60 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	10
2021	9
2022	24
2023	16
2024	23

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

34%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About two-thirds of the share for BMW: 51%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	2	9
2021	3	7
2022	12	15
2023	4	12
2024	10	17

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

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for BMW: 33%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for BMW: 23%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

67%

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

About 1.2 times the share for BMW: 57%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	BMW 320i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	28.0%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	22.0%	22.8%	17.7%
At night	67.1%	57.4%	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	69
Cloudy	9
Rain	4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted	29
Daylight	27
Dark - Lighted	23
Dawn	2
Dusk	1

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
California	21
Texas	16
Florida	8
Indiana	3
Missouri	3
Georgia	3
North Carolina	3
Pennsylvania	2
Maryland	2
Louisiana	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 320i by model year

2018 11 crashes
2017 15 crashes
2016 12 crashes
2015 21 crashes
2014 18 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
Sep 22, 2023	Santa Barbara County, California	US-101 EL CAMINO REAL	1
Aug 20, 2023	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	US-85 S SANTA FE DR	1
Jul 4, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	FIGUEROA ST	1
Jun 23, 2023	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	US-1	1
Jun 6, 2023	Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas	SR-82/MARTIN LUTHER KING JR	1
Jun 6, 2023	East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	SR-10	1
May 25, 2023	Oakland, Alameda County, California	I-980 RAMP	1
May 13, 2023	Harris County, Texas	SR-99	1
Apr 21, 2023	Indian Trail, Union County, North Carolina	SSR-1367UNIONVILLE INDIANTRAIL	1
Apr 19, 2023	Houston County, Georgia	CR-010800	1
Mar 25, 2023	Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia	SR-141	1
Jan 30, 2023	Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-802	1
Jan 3, 2023	Bryant, Saline County, Arkansas	I-30 FRONTAGE ROAD	1
Jan 1, 2023	Oakland County, Michigan	ROCHESTER RD	1
Nov 4, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	EL SEGUNDO BLVD	1
Oct 27, 2022	Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri	CR-WEST FLORISSANT AVE	1
Oct 17, 2022	Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York	SR-5	1
Oct 15, 2022	Colton, San Bernardino County, California	E STEEL RD	2
Oct 13, 2022	North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina	US-52 HWY 52	1
Sep 24, 2022	Farmingdale, Kennebec County, Maine	I-95	1
Sep 3, 2022	Marion County, Indiana	I-65	1
Aug 18, 2022	Merced, Merced County, California	M ST	1
Aug 14, 2022	Smith County, Texas	CR-334	1
Aug 13, 2022	Harris County, Texas	SR-99/GRAND PKWY	1
Aug 6, 2022	Chester County, Pennsylvania	US-202	1

Compare BMW 320i 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.