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
Aug 16, 2023	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-109	2
Aug 13, 2023	Prince George's County, Maryland	SR-337 ALLENTOWN RD	1
Jul 12, 2023	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	CR-0080400 AMBER DR	1
Jul 4, 2023	Largo, Pinellas County, Florida	MU-113TH ST	1
Jun 10, 2023	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SR-1604 LOOP FRONTAGE	1
Jun 9, 2023	Wilbarger County, Texas	US-70	1
Apr 23, 2023	Madison County, Virginia	SR-231/BLUE RIDGE TURNPIKE	2
Apr 22, 2023	San Rafael, Marin County, California	US-101	1
Jan 20, 2023	Wildomar, Riverside County, California	GRAND AVE	1
Dec 31, 2022	Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island	I-95	1
Dec 31, 2022	Hamilton County, Florida	I-75	4
Dec 12, 2022	Rutherford County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Dec 10, 2022	Miami-Dade County, Florida	CR-SW 87TH AVE	2
Dec 5, 2022	Prince William County, Virginia	US-1	1
Dec 5, 2022	Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida	27TH AVE NW	1
Dec 4, 2022	Chino Hills, San Bernardino County, California	GRAND AVE	1
Nov 28, 2022	Sacramento County, California	BAYOU WY	1
Nov 22, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	SR-60 POMONA FWY	1
Oct 31, 2022	Waco, McLennan County, Texas	US-84/WACO DR	1
Oct 15, 2022	Johnston County, North Carolina	SR-42	1
Oct 13, 2022	Sampson County, North Carolina	SSR-1322 ZOAR CHURCH RD	1
Oct 7, 2022	Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana	57TH ST S	1
Sep 18, 2022	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	SR-255 HARDING PL	1
Aug 19, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	MANCHESER AVE	2
Aug 4, 2022	Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts	I-95	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.