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
Mar 30, 2024	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SR-222	1
Mar 25, 2024	Chatham County, North Carolina	US-421	1
Mar 24, 2024	Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas	MU-HOLDSWORTH DR	1
Mar 22, 2024	Clatsop County, Oregon	SR-202 ODOT 102	1
Mar 16, 2024	Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida	US-41	1
Mar 12, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	1ST AVE	1
Mar 10, 2024	Gwinnett County, Georgia	CR-0645	3
Mar 10, 2024	San Luis Obispo County, California	CRESTON RD	1
Mar 6, 2024	Celina, Collin County, Texas	SR-289	1
Mar 4, 2024	Coosa County, Alabama	SR-9	1
Mar 3, 2024	Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland	SR-295 BWI PKWY	1
Feb 25, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N STETSON HILLS LOOP RD	1
Feb 11, 2024	Walton County, Florida	SR-285	1
Jan 28, 2024	Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia	I-75	1
Jan 25, 2024	Star, Montgomery County, North Carolina	SSR-1002 SPIES RD	1
Jan 25, 2024	Burlington County, New Jersey	SR-70	1
Jan 21, 2024	Floyd County, Indiana	US-150	1
Jan 19, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	SR-132 MAZE BL	1
Jan 13, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	I-15	1
Jan 10, 2024	Federal Way, King County, Washington	SR-99	1
Jan 10, 2024	Prince George's County, Maryland	SR-5 BRANCH AVE	1
Dec 31, 2023	Harris County, Texas	CR-AIRLINE DR	1
Dec 16, 2023	Gonzales County, Texas	SR-80	1
Dec 8, 2023	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-805 RAMP	2
Nov 30, 2023	Sacramento County, California	ROSEVILLE RD	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.