Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 535i

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 114
Fatal crashes: 114
Deaths inside: 50
Other deaths: 83

Between 2020 and 2024, 114 vehicles described as BMW 535i were involved in 114 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 83 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	19
2021	26
2022	35
2023	18
2024	16

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

38%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About three-quarters of the share for BMW: 51%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	7	17
2021	12	16
2022	15	28
2023	8	13
2024	8	9

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

25%

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%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for BMW: 23%
About 1.2 times 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 535i	BMW	All vehicles
Driver speeding	24.6%	32.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.1%	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	87
Cloudy	11
Rain	8
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
Dark - Lighted	47
Daylight	40
Dark - Not Lighted	23
Dusk	3
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
Florida	13
Texas	10
North Carolina	7
Georgia	6
Virginia	5
Arizona	5
Tennessee	5
New York	5
Illinois	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW 535i by model year

2014 21 crashes
2013 20 crashes
2012 11 crashes
2011 22 crashes
2008 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
Dec 27, 2024	Hertford County, North Carolina	SSR-1166 STOREY RD	1
Dec 26, 2024	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MU-HARDESTY AVE	1
Dec 23, 2024	New City, Rockland County, New York	SR-304	1
Nov 1, 2024	El Monte, Los Angeles County, California	I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY	1
Oct 27, 2024	San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California	SR-210	1
Sep 25, 2024	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	SR-70	1
Sep 24, 2024	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	SR-83 S PARKER RD	1
Sep 17, 2024	Westminster, Orange County, California	NEWLAND ST	1
Sep 14, 2024	Cook County, Illinois	I- 94 TO I80	1
Sep 3, 2024	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Aug 5, 2024	Everett, Snohomish County, Washington	MU-BROADWAY	1
Jul 6, 2024	Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota	SR-25 LAKE ST S	2
Jun 10, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	E GRANT RD	1
May 29, 2024	Travis County, Texas	SR-130 TL	1
Mar 22, 2024	Norwood, Warren County, Georgia	I-20	1
Feb 16, 2024	Sonoma County, California	BENNETT VALLEY RD	1
Dec 30, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 43RD AVE	1
Dec 29, 2023	Pemberton, Burlington County, New Jersey	SR-70	1
Dec 18, 2023	Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas	DALLAS NORTH TLWY	1
Nov 26, 2023	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MU-PROSPECT AVE	2
Oct 2, 2023	Cobb County, Georgia	SR-000500	1
Sep 29, 2023	Wildwood, Sumter County, Florida	MU-CLEVELAND AVE	1
Sep 10, 2023	Downey, Los Angeles County, California	DINWIDDIE ST	1
Sep 4, 2023	Carroll County, Kentucky	SR-36	1
Aug 30, 2023	Prince William County, Virginia	CR-0640	1

Compare BMW 535i 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.