Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 528i

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

2016 14 crashes
2015 12 crashes
2014 21 crashes
2011 10 crashes
2010 13 crashes
2009 14 crashes
2008 20 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 16, 2021	Summit County, Ohio	CR-32 BOSTON MILLS RD	2
Mar 13, 2021	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	COFFEE RD	1
Mar 9, 2021	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	SR-2018 MOUNTAIN RD	1
Feb 28, 2021	Orange, Orange County, Texas	SR-87/EDGAR BROWN DR	1
Feb 20, 2021	Darlington County, South Carolina	SR-403	1
Feb 5, 2021	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Jan 25, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-30/TOM LANDRY HWY	1
Jan 11, 2021	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	US-17	1
Jan 2, 2021	Hanover County, Virginia	US-301	1
Dec 24, 2020	Colleton County, South Carolina	SR-303	1
Nov 26, 2020	Pasadena, Harris County, Texas	SPENCER HWY	1
Nov 15, 2020	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	SR-496	1
Nov 11, 2020	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	SR-908E MEADOWBROOK STATE PKWY	1
Oct 10, 2020	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W	1
Oct 8, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	US-101	1
Sep 14, 2020	La Verne, Los Angeles County, California	SR-210	1
Sep 5, 2020	Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri	US-67	1
Aug 17, 2020	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-704 OKEECHOBEE BLVD	1
Aug 16, 2020	Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky	SR-9002	1
Aug 13, 2020	Sealy, Austin County, Texas	I-10	1
Jul 21, 2020	Citrus County, Florida	CR-491	1
Jul 20, 2020	Victorville, San Bernardino County, California	SR-18	1
Jul 16, 2020	Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana	CR-700	1
Jun 25, 2020	Hillsborough County, Florida	I-275	1
Jun 2, 2020	Fulton County, Georgia	US-29	5

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.