Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 530i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 73
Fatal crashes: 73
Deaths inside: 30
Other deaths: 55

Between 2020 and 2024, 73 vehicles described as BMW 530i were involved in 73 fatal crashes in the United States. 30 people died inside these vehicles and 55 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	16
2021	19
2022	15
2023	11
2024	12

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

35%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About two-thirds of the share for BMW: 51%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	9	12
2021	7	14
2022	6	12
2023	6	5
2024	2	12

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%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About two-thirds of the share for BMW: 23%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

About 80 percent of the share for BMW: 57%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	BMW 530i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	31.5%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	15.1%	22.8%	17.7%
At night	46.6%	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	56
Cloudy	8
Rain	6

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	37
Dark - Lighted	21
Dark - Not Lighted	12
Dusk	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	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	14
Texas	8
Florida	7
New Jersey	5
Maryland	3
Pennsylvania	3
New York	3
Tennessee	3
Georgia	3
Illinois	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 530i by model year

2019 12 crashes
2004 10 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
May 25, 2021	Scotland County, North Carolina	US-401 RAEFORD RD	1
May 14, 2021	Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota	SR-55	1
May 10, 2021	Quincy, Adams County, Illinois	S 12TH ST	1
Apr 27, 2021	Cleveland County, Arkansas	US-63-15	2
Apr 1, 2021	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	CR-JEFFERSON TERRACE BLVD	1
Feb 26, 2021	East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois	SR-3	1
Jan 17, 2021	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-2915	1
Dec 8, 2020	Kern County, California	SR-99	4
Nov 21, 2020	Modesto, Stanislaus County, California	EL VECINO AVE	1
Nov 20, 2020	Madera County, California	SR-99	1
Nov 11, 2020	Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	US-30 LINCOLN HW	1
Oct 30, 2020	Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey	SR-33	1
Oct 30, 2020	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California	CHERRY AVE	1
Oct 15, 2020	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	US-422	1
Oct 10, 2020	Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey	SR-17	1
May 2, 2020	Brazil, Clay County, Indiana	I-70	1
May 1, 2020	Hardin County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15	1
Apr 30, 2020	Tyler, Smith County, Texas	FM 2493/OLD JACKSONVILLE HWY	1
Apr 29, 2020	Harris County, Texas	FM 528	2
Apr 9, 2020	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-30/RL THORNTON FWY	1
Mar 24, 2020	Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon	I-84	2
Jan 22, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	SR-604 S LAS VEGAS BLVD	1
Jan 17, 2020	Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama	i-65	1

Compare BMW 530i 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.