Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW 535i

Compared with BMW · All vehicles

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 15, 2020 Bladen County, North Carolina 1
Oct 11, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Sep 25, 2020 Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Sep 19, 2020 Redlands, San Bernardino County, California 1
Sep 18, 2020 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Sep 16, 2020 Howard County, Maryland 1
Aug 4, 2020 Walworth County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 14, 2020 Okaloosa County, Florida 1
Jun 14, 2020 Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 1
Jun 10, 2020 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 3
May 24, 2020 North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Mar 30, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 3
Mar 16, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Feb 4, 2020 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 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.