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
May 7, 2022	Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-21 RUTHERFORD RD	1
Apr 26, 2022	Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida	SR-5A	1
Apr 13, 2022	Cullman County, Alabama	SR-91	1
Mar 29, 2022	Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE P	1
Mar 25, 2022	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	E BONANZA RD	1
Mar 9, 2022	Clark County, Washington	CR-NE HIGHWAY 99	1
Mar 2, 2022	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	W MAIN ST	1
Feb 28, 2022	Kaufman County, Texas	I-20	2
Feb 8, 2022	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	TILLMAN ST	1
Feb 7, 2022	Siskiyou County, California	I-5	1
Dec 23, 2021	Mount Hope, Orange County, New York	CR-11 MT HOPE RD	1
Nov 3, 2021	West Covina, Los Angeles County, California	E VALLEY BLVD	1
Oct 10, 2021	Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina	SR-12 S VIRGINIA DARE TRL	1
Oct 5, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	COLIMA RD	1
Oct 3, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-10	1
Oct 2, 2021	North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina	US- 17 S HWY 17	1
Sep 24, 2021	DeKalb County, Georgia	SR-10/MEMORIAL DR	1
Sep 18, 2021	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts	MAIN ST	1
Sep 6, 2021	Snohomish County, Washington	CR-164TH ST SW	1
Sep 3, 2021	Cumberland County, New Jersey	CR-698	1
Sep 2, 2021	Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California	SEBASTOPOL RD	1
Aug 24, 2021	Garden Grove, Orange County, California	WESTMINISTER AVE	1
Aug 22, 2021	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Aug 17, 2021	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina	I-85	1
Aug 6, 2021	Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina	SSR-2018 E MILLBROOK RD	1

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.