Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 528i

Compared with BMW · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
135
Fatal crashes
135
Deaths inside
58
Other deaths
102

Between 2020 and 2024, 135 vehicles described as BMW 528i were involved in 135 fatal crashes in the United States. 58 people died inside these vehicles and 102 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 26
2021 34
2022 23
2023 26
2024 26

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

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 70 percent of the share for BMW: 51%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 21
2021 11 26
2022 10 17
2023 14 14
2024 12 24

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for BMW: 33%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for BMW: 23%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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 528i BMW All vehicles
Driver speeding 24.4% 32.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.8% 22.8% 17.7%
At night 57.8% 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 99
Cloudy 16
Rain 13
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Snow 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 60
Dark - Lighted 40
Dark - Not Lighted 34
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 26
Texas 17
Florida 13
New York 8
Georgia 8
Arizona 5
Alabama 5
South Carolina 5
Maryland 4
North Carolina 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 528i by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 27, 2024 Hernando County, Florida 1
Dec 24, 2024 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
Nov 25, 2024 Coos County, Oregon 1
Oct 31, 2024 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Oct 26, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 7, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 29, 2024 Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine 1
Sep 26, 2024 Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia 2
Sep 9, 2024 Riverside County, California 5
Jul 6, 2024 Durham, Durham County, North Carolina 1
Jun 7, 2024 Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Jun 4, 2024 Altmar, Oswego County, New York 1
May 26, 2024 Cecil County, Maryland 2
May 14, 2024 Catoosa County, Georgia 1
May 7, 2024 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Apr 29, 2024 Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 20, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 12, 2024 Doraville, DeKalb County, Georgia 3
Mar 20, 2024 Saginaw County, Michigan 1
Mar 11, 2024 New York City, Richmond County, New York 1
Mar 5, 2024 Dorchester County, South Carolina 2
Feb 17, 2024 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
Feb 4, 2024 Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi 2
Jan 28, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Jan 25, 2024 Montgomery County, Texas 1

Compare BMW 528i 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.