Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 BMW X5
Compared with BMW X5 · BMW · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2021 and 2024, 11 vehicles described as 2021 BMW X5 were involved in 11 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
18%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for BMW X5: 38%
- About one-third of the share for BMW: 51%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
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 three-quarters of the share for BMW X5: 23%
- About 55 percent of the share for BMW: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for BMW X5: 19%
- About 80 percent of the share for BMW: 23%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for BMW X5: 56%
- About 1.1 times the share for BMW: 57%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2021 BMW X5 | BMW X5 | BMW | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.2% | 23.4% | 32.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.2% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-9 ROSWELL RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Montgomery County, Texas | I45 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | US-1 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Berkeley County, West Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | New York City, Queens County, New York | SR-25 NORTHERN BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey | GARDEN STATE PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Butte County, California | NEAL RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | FARMINGTON AV | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Montclair, San Bernardino County, California | MONTE VISTA AVE | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York | CR-67 VANDERBILT MOTOR PKWY | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.