Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 325i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 121
Fatal crashes: 121
Deaths inside: 83
Other deaths: 49

Between 2020 and 2024, 121 vehicles described as BMW 325i were involved in 121 fatal crashes in the United States. 83 people died inside these vehicles and 49 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	29
2021	32
2022	26
2023	19
2024	15

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

63%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for BMW: 51%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	22	9
2021	17	18
2022	19	8
2023	12	10
2024	13	4

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

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.1 times the share for BMW: 33%
About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.3 times the share for BMW: 23%
About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

64%

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

About 1.1 times the share for BMW: 57%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	BMW 325i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	36.4%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	30.6%	22.8%	17.7%
At night	64.5%	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	99
Cloudy	11
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	43
Dark - Lighted	42
Dark - Not Lighted	32
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2
Dawn	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	30
Tennessee	8
Georgia	8
South Carolina	8
North Carolina	7
Texas	6
Arizona	5
Florida	5
Washington	5
Illinois	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 325i by model year

2006 43 crashes
2004 18 crashes
2002 20 crashes
2001 13 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
Dec 22, 2024	Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina	SSR-1783 HIGHLAND LAKE RD	1
Dec 22, 2024	Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California	MONTEREY RD	1
Dec 15, 2024	Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia	CS-CHAMBLEE TUCKER RD	1
Dec 9, 2024	Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California	LELAND RD	1
Dec 1, 2024	Union City, Fulton County, Georgia	CS-S FULTON PKWY	1
Nov 25, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	CROWS LANDING RD	1
Nov 7, 2024	Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee	US-231 SR-10 MEMORIAL BLVD	1
Sep 22, 2024	Harnett County, North Carolina	SSR-1222 BROADWAY RD	1
Aug 19, 2024	Spokane County, Washington	CR-N PERRY RD	1
Aug 17, 2024	Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey	CR-552 MAYS LANDING RD	3
Jul 19, 2024	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	SSR-683 LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH RD	1
Jul 4, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-465	1
May 9, 2024	Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County, California	GARFIELD AVE	1
Mar 3, 2024	Kent County, Delaware	US-13 N DUPONT HWY	1
Jan 29, 2024	Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee	US-321 SR-35 NEWPORT HWY	1
Dec 23, 2023	Pomona, Los Angeles County, California	SAN ANTONIO AVE	1
Dec 21, 2023	Carbon County, Pennsylvania	SR-443 BLAKESLEE BLVD DR W	1
Dec 16, 2023	Missoula County, Montana	US-93	2
Dec 14, 2023	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	NW GRAND AVE	2
Nov 9, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	WOODLEY AVE	1
Oct 1, 2023	Pulaski County, Georgia	US-129/SR-257/COCHRAN HWY	1
Aug 29, 2023	Tulsa County, Oklahoma	SR-11	1
Jul 21, 2023	Three Rivers, Hampden County, Massachusetts	SPRINGFIELD ST	1
Jul 18, 2023	Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia	SR-0008 US-23 US-29 US-78	1
Jun 28, 2023	Flordell Hills, St. Louis County, Missouri	MU-WEST FLORISSANT AVE	2

Compare BMW 325i 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.