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
Jul 26, 2022	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	GREENBRIER ST	1
Jun 24, 2022	Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia	SR-168/TIDEWATER DR	1
Jun 24, 2022	Cook County, Illinois	I-90	1
Jun 20, 2022	Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas	FM 20 STATE PARK RD	2
Jun 15, 2022	Davie, Broward County, Florida	SR-823	1
Jun 6, 2022	Merced, Merced County, California	G ST	1
May 17, 2022	Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire	I-93	1
Apr 30, 2022	El Dorado County, California	SALMON FALLS RD	1
Apr 27, 2022	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut	SR-234	1
Apr 17, 2022	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	SR-908M	1
Apr 6, 2022	Guilderland, Albany County, New York	I-90	2
Mar 12, 2022	Clark County, Nevada	SPRING MOUNTAIN RD	1
Mar 12, 2022	Oakland, Alameda County, California	I-80 RAMP	1
Feb 19, 2022	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	I-5 RAMP	2
Feb 15, 2022	West Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey	US-1	1
Feb 11, 2022	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MICHIGAN AVE	1
Feb 9, 2022	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
Feb 8, 2022	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	US-92	1
Jan 21, 2022	Pinal County, Arizona	N ELLSWORTH RD	1
Dec 6, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	SR-254 BELL RD	1
Dec 5, 2021	Riverside, Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Nov 7, 2021	Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina	US-17/BUS MARKET ST	1
Nov 5, 2021	Jackson County, Kansas	US-75 ARIZONA AVE	1
Oct 29, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	VANOWEN ST	1
Oct 23, 2021	Polk County, Florida	I-4	1

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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.