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
Aug 4, 2022	Victorville, San Bernardino County, California	AIR EXPRESSWAY BLVD	1
Jul 16, 2022	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas	SHORELINE BLVD	1
Jul 1, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	FULLERTON RD	2
Jun 12, 2022	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-163	1
Jun 3, 2022	McLean County, Illinois	I-55	2
May 11, 2022	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	FM 471/CULEBRA RD RD	1
Apr 16, 2022	Alameda County, California	I-680	1
Mar 24, 2022	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	SR-AB	1
Mar 4, 2022	Addison, Dallas County, Texas	KELLER SPRINGS RD	1
Mar 3, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	SR-8 LOOP/SAM HOUSTON PKWY	1
Jan 30, 2022	Hoke County, North Carolina	STONEY POINT RD	1
Jan 14, 2022	San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California	I-215	1
Jan 2, 2022	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95 NB	1
Nov 29, 2021	Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey	SR-23	1
Nov 3, 2021	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	W CACTUS RD	1
Oct 3, 2021	National City, San Diego County, California	I-805	1
Aug 18, 2021	Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana	SR-1208-3	1
Jul 24, 2021	Shelby County, Indiana	I-74	1
Jun 30, 2021	Orange County, Florida	US-441	1
Jun 12, 2021	Monterey County, California	US-101	2
May 10, 2021	Montgomery County, Maryland	I-270	1
Feb 23, 2021	Clark County, Washington	I-5	1
Nov 29, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	I-40	1
Nov 14, 2020	Murrieta, Riverside County, California	I-15 ON RAMP	1
Nov 9, 2020	Kern County, California	SR-46	2

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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.