Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 335i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 120
Fatal crashes: 120
Deaths inside: 82
Other deaths: 61

Between 2020 and 2024, 120 vehicles described as BMW 335i were involved in 120 fatal crashes in the United States. 82 people died inside these vehicles and 61 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	20
2021	28
2022	27
2023	25
2024	20

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

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for BMW: 51%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	20	5
2021	15	15
2022	18	15
2023	13	16
2024	16	10

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

43%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.3 times the share for BMW: 33%
About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.5 times the share for BMW: 23%
About double 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 335i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	42.5%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	35.0%	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	91
Cloudy	14
Rain	11

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	42
Daylight	38
Dark - Not Lighted	30
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	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	21
Florida	13
Texas	11
Tennessee	8
Georgia	8
Colorado	5
Arizona	4
Illinois	3
Virginia	3
Connecticut	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 335i by model year

2014 10 crashes
2013 11 crashes
2011 20 crashes
2009 19 crashes
2008 16 crashes
2007 29 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
Oct 20, 2020	Buncombe County, North Carolina	I-26	1
Oct 16, 2020	Forsyth County, North Carolina	SR-65 RURAL HALL-GERMANTON RD	1
Oct 4, 2020	Butler County, Missouri	SR-51	2
Sep 11, 2020	Bradford County, Pennsylvania	SR-1043 SHESHEQUIN RD	1
Aug 30, 2020	Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas	I-820	3
Aug 20, 2020	Hillsborough County, Florida	CR-584	1
Aug 17, 2020	Stockton, Tooele County, Utah	SR-73	1
Jul 31, 2020	Plainfield, Will County, Illinois	VAN DYKE RD	1
Jul 5, 2020	East Bethel, Anoka County, Minnesota	CR-26 229TH AVE NE	1
Jun 20, 2020	Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia	SR-280 S COBB DR	1
Jun 17, 2020	Frisco, Collin County, Texas	US-380/UNIVERSITY DR	1
Jun 12, 2020	Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington	SR-20	1
Apr 15, 2020	Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee	SR-49	1
Mar 27, 2020	Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts	SANDFORD ST	2
Feb 28, 2020	Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee	CUMBERLAND HILLS DR	1
Feb 22, 2020	Huber Heights, Montgomery County, Ohio	US-40 Historic National Rd	1
Feb 21, 2020	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	SR-60	1
Feb 1, 2020	Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-322	1
Jan 18, 2020	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-8	2
Jan 11, 2020	New York City, Bronx County, New York	E 233RD ST	1

Compare BMW 335i 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.