Fatal crash profile · Model
BMW M5
Compared with BMW · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 38
- Fatal crashes
- 38
- Deaths inside
- 30
- Other deaths
- 25
Between 2020 and 2024, 38 vehicles described as BMW M5 were involved in 38 fatal crashes in the United States. 30 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
55%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for BMW: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
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
61%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.9 times the share for BMW: 33%
- About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
32%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for BMW: 23%
- About 1.8 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%
| Category | BMW M5 | BMW | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 60.5% | 32.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 31.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 30 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 12 |
| New York | 5 |
| Florida | 4 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
BMW M5 by model year
- 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2021 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | L ST | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | San Diego County, California | WILDCAT CANYON RD | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Orange County, California | CR-LIVE OAK CANYON RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Yorktown Hgts, Westchester County, New York | SR-987G TACONIC STATE PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Hayden, Kootenai County, Idaho | ORCHARD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | New York City, Kings County, New York | SR-908H OCEAN PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | S FORT APACHE RD | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Wanaque, Passaic County, New Jersey | I-287 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Pasco County, Florida | BOYETTE ROAD | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-280 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Amador County, California | LATROBE RD | 4 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Douglas County, Colorado | CR-TOWN CENTER DR | 1 |
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.