Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 330i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 136
Fatal crashes: 136
Deaths inside: 78
Other deaths: 80

Between 2020 and 2024, 136 vehicles described as BMW 330i were involved in 136 fatal crashes in the United States. 78 people died inside these vehicles and 80 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	22
2021	24
2022	28
2023	37
2024	25

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	13	14
2021	15	13
2022	14	19
2023	21	18
2024	15	16

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

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for BMW: 33%
About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 85 percent of the share for BMW: 23%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

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

About the same as the share for BMW: 57%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	BMW 330i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	31.6%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	19.1%	22.8%	17.7%
At night	60.3%	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	101
Rain	16
Cloudy	11
Snow	2
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	50
Dark - Lighted	42
Dark - Not Lighted	34
Dusk	6
Dawn	3

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
Florida	16
Texas	12
New York	11
New Jersey	9
Georgia	5
Illinois	4
Oklahoma	4
Virginia	3
Pennsylvania	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 330i by model year

2021 15 crashes
2020 28 crashes
2019 15 crashes
2018 11 crashes
2017 15 crashes
2006 18 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
Aug 8, 2021	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-423	1
Jul 26, 2021	Polk County, Florida	CR-54 RONALD REAGAN PKWY	1
Jul 20, 2021	Somers, Westchester County, New York	SR-100	1
Jul 18, 2021	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-838	1
Jul 18, 2021	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut	MAIN ST NO 1	1
Jul 2, 2021	Anaheim, Orange County, California	SR-91 RIVERSIDE FWY	1
Jun 15, 2021	Linden, Union County, New Jersey	US-1	2
May 22, 2021	Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
May 8, 2021	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	OCEANA BLVD	1
May 1, 2021	Aurora, Adams County, Colorado	I-70	1
Mar 24, 2021	Quincy, Adams County, Illinois	MAINE ST	1
Mar 15, 2021	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania	11TH ST	1
Feb 13, 2021	Portage County, Wisconsin	US-10	1
Jan 1, 2021	Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	S 8TH ST	2
Dec 18, 2020	Fresno County, California	SR-41	2
Nov 29, 2020	Liberty County, Texas	SR-105	2
Nov 12, 2020	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	NW 62ND ST/CYPRESS CREEK RD	1
Oct 9, 2020	Houston, Harris County, Texas	SOUTH SAM HOUSTON E PKWY	1
Oct 4, 2020	Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York	SR-25A	1
Sep 30, 2020	DeKalb County, Georgia	SR-155 CANDLER RD	1
Sep 20, 2020	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	SR-579 W BONANZA RD	1
Sep 16, 2020	Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan	HIX RD	1
Sep 10, 2020	Smith County, Texas	US-69/MINEOLA HWY	1
Jul 30, 2020	Santa Ana, Orange County, California	BRISTOL ST	1
Jul 21, 2020	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	US-92	1

Compare BMW 330i 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.