Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 328i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 415
Fatal crashes: 415
Deaths inside: 239
Other deaths: 252

Between 2020 and 2024, 415 vehicles described as BMW 328i were involved in 415 fatal crashes in the United States. 239 people died inside these vehicles and 252 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	89
2021	92
2022	78
2023	85
2024	71

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for BMW: 51%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	45	61
2021	52	55
2022	46	41
2023	53	52
2024	43	43

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

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for BMW: 33%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for BMW: 23%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

66%

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 328i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	34.5%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	27.5%	22.8%	17.7%
At night	65.8%	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	316
Cloudy	49
Rain	24
Fog, Smog, Smoke	6
Sleet or Hail	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
Dark - Lighted	152
Daylight	131
Dark - Not Lighted	108
Dusk	11
Dawn	9

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	84
Florida	44
Texas	44
North Carolina	22
New York	21
Georgia	16
Arizona	13
South Carolina	12
New Jersey	11
Maryland	11

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 328i by model year

2016 22 crashes
2015 38 crashes
2014 35 crashes
2013 50 crashes
2012 11 crashes
2011 71 crashes
2010 26 crashes
2009 43 crashes
2008 42 crashes
2007 53 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 14, 2020	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY	1
Jul 7, 2020	Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California	ROCHESTER AVE	1
Jul 7, 2020	Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California	SR-12	1
Jul 5, 2020	Sutter County, California	SR-99	2
Jun 29, 2020	Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California	BRENTWOOD BLVD	1
Jun 26, 2020	Kern County, California	SR-43	1
Jun 20, 2020	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	I-10 SERVICE ROAD	2
Jun 14, 2020	Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey	US-1	1
Jun 9, 2020	Miami-Dade County, Florida	BUSWAY	1
Jun 5, 2020	Harris County, Texas	SR-6	1
Jun 3, 2020	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW	1
Jun 2, 2020	Comanche County, Texas	SR-6	3
May 31, 2020	Clearlake, Lake County, California	SR-53	1
May 24, 2020	Shelby County, Alabama	CR-STONEGATE DR	1
May 20, 2020	New York City, New York County, New York	5TH AVE	1
May 11, 2020	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	E 9TH ST	1
May 9, 2020	Santa Ana Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico	I-25	1
May 1, 2020	Palo Pinto County, Texas	US-180	1
Apr 29, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	KIRBY PKWY	1
Apr 26, 2020	Sunny Isles, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-A1A COLLINS AVE	1
Apr 22, 2020	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	US-221	2
Apr 15, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	ARCHER AVE	1
Apr 5, 2020	New York City, Queens County, New York	I-278	1
Apr 2, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	COMEY AVE	1
Mar 20, 2020	Early County, Georgia	SR-45	1

Compare BMW 328i 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.