Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW X3

Compared with BMW · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
250
Fatal crashes
250
Deaths inside
102
Other deaths
169

Between 2020 and 2024, 250 vehicles described as BMW X3 were involved in 250 fatal crashes in the United States. 102 people died inside these vehicles and 169 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 44
2021 45
2022 45
2023 70
2024 46

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 14 33
2021 23 26
2022 22 30
2023 24 52
2024 19 28

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 55 percent of the share for BMW: 33%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for BMW: 23%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for BMW: 57%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category BMW X3 BMW All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.0% 32.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.2% 22.8% 17.7%
At night 55.2% 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 187
Cloudy 28
Rain 20
Snow 4
Blowing Snow 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 115
Dark - Lighted 63
Dark - Not Lighted 63
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4
Dawn 3

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 36
Texas 21
Florida 17
New York 14
Georgia 14
North Carolina 12
Arizona 11
Illinois 10
South Carolina 10
Washington 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW X3 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
Mar 5, 2021 Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Feb 13, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 12, 2021 San Diego County, California 1
Feb 7, 2021 Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia 1
Feb 4, 2021 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
Jan 28, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Dec 24, 2020 Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware 1
Dec 16, 2020 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 9, 2020 St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri 1
Nov 25, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 24, 2020 Osceola County, Florida 1
Nov 6, 2020 Madison County, Mississippi 1
Nov 5, 2020 Camas, Clark County, Washington 1
Nov 4, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Oct 31, 2020 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Oct 23, 2020 Madison County, Arkansas 1
Oct 18, 2020 Kiawah Island, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Oct 17, 2020 Marin County, California 1
Oct 16, 2020 Richland County, Illinois 1
Oct 13, 2020 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
Oct 8, 2020 Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois 1
Sep 30, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 19, 2020 Goose Creek, Berkeley County, South Carolina 2
Sep 18, 2020 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee 2
Sep 17, 2020 Glendale, Los Angeles County, California 1

Compare BMW X3 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.