Fatal crash profile · Model year

2003 BMW X5

Compared with BMW X5 · BMW · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
13
Fatal crashes
13
Deaths inside
9
Other deaths
6

Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2003 BMW X5 were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 5
2021 4
2022 2
2023 1
2024 1

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.6 times the share for BMW X5: 38%
  • About 1.2 times the share for BMW: 51%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 3
2021 4 2
2022 2 0
2023 1 0
2024 0 1

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

38%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.6 times the share for BMW X5: 23%
  • About 1.2 times the share for BMW: 33%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for BMW X5: 19%
  • About the same as the share for BMW: 23%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

62%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for BMW X5: 56%
  • About the same as the share for BMW: 57%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2003 BMW X5 BMW X5 BMW All vehicles
Driver speeding 38.5% 23.4% 32.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.1% 18.8% 22.8% 17.7%
At night 61.5% 55.6% 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 9
Rain 3

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 - Not Lighted 5
Daylight 4
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 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 3
Idaho 1
Arkansas 1
Illinois 1
Ohio 1
Connecticut 1
Oregon 1
Texas 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 2, 2024 Salem, Marion County, Oregon 1
Jul 6, 2023 Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut 1
May 29, 2022 Yuba County, California 1
Apr 30, 2022 Osceola County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2021 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Nov 19, 2021 Adams County, Ohio 2
Nov 9, 2021 Claremont, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 15, 2021 Siskiyou County, California 2
Dec 30, 2020 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Aug 23, 2020 Boise, Ada County, Idaho 1
May 2, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Apr 19, 2020 Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois 1
Jan 2, 2020 Pulaski County, Arkansas 1

Compare 2003 BMW X5 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.