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
Jul 18, 2021	Yuba County, California	SR-70	1
Jul 13, 2021	Marshall County, Illinois	WESTERN RD	1
Jun 13, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	SR-618	1
May 28, 2021	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	S WABASH AVE	1
May 27, 2021	El Dorado County, California	MISSOURI FLAT RD	1
May 25, 2021	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	IRIS AVE	1
Apr 25, 2021	Seminole County, Oklahoma	I-40	3
Apr 18, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35	1
Apr 16, 2021	Muskogee County, Oklahoma	I-40	1
Apr 15, 2021	Compton, Los Angeles County, California	I-105 GLENN ANDERSON FWY	1
Mar 20, 2021	Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia	CS-RIGSBEE DR	1
Feb 21, 2021	Santa Cruz County, California	SR-1	1
Feb 17, 2021	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	MING AVE	2
Feb 13, 2021	Wayne County, Georgia	SR-27	1
Jan 14, 2021	Cullman County, Alabama	I-65	1
Jan 7, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-874 DON SHULA EXPRESSWAY	1
Jan 1, 2021	Lathrop, Clinton County, Missouri	I-35	1
Dec 10, 2020	Pell City, St. Clair County, Alabama	MAYS BEND RD	1
Nov 28, 2020	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	SR-0051 PITTSBURGH RD	1
Nov 4, 2020	Richland County, South Carolina	I-95	1
Oct 31, 2020	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	US-54	1
Oct 28, 2020	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Sep 25, 2020	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois	US-12	2
Sep 15, 2020	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	GILBERT RD	1
Sep 13, 2020	Wilson County, Texas	FM 1303	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.