Fatal crash profile · Model

BMW X5

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
329
Fatal crashes
329
Deaths inside
144
Other deaths
232

Between 2020 and 2024, 329 vehicles described as BMW X5 were involved in 329 fatal crashes in the United States. 144 people died inside these vehicles and 232 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 62
2021 60
2022 65
2023 65
2024 77

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 24 45
2021 33 40
2022 27 49
2023 30 42
2024 30 56

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 70 percent of the share for BMW: 33%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for BMW: 23%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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 X5 BMW All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.4% 32.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.8% 22.8% 17.7%
At night 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 242
Cloudy 37
Rain 33
Snow 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 150
Dark - Lighted 101
Dark - Not Lighted 64
Dusk 6
Dark - Unknown Lighting 5

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 46
Texas 31
Florida 30
New York 21
Georgia 13
Ohio 13
Pennsylvania 12
New Jersey 11
Illinois 10
Massachusetts 10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

BMW X5 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
May 21, 2021 Luna County, New Mexico 2
May 15, 2021 Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas 1
May 2, 2021 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 2
Apr 28, 2021 Crook County, Wyoming 1
Apr 25, 2021 Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Mar 25, 2021 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 2
Feb 16, 2021 Wood County, Ohio 1
Feb 15, 2021 Siskiyou County, California 2
Feb 6, 2021 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Feb 4, 2021 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 2
Feb 4, 2021 Napa, Napa County, California 1
Jan 31, 2021 Kent County, Michigan 1
Jan 30, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jan 30, 2021 Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Jan 26, 2021 Stoneham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 17, 2021 Richardson, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 1, 2021 Lee County, Florida 1
Dec 30, 2020 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2020 Scotland County, North Carolina 1
Dec 7, 2020 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Dec 6, 2020 Collier County, Florida 1
Nov 21, 2020 Westwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 9, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Nov 6, 2020 Hays County, Texas 1
Nov 3, 2020 Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1

Compare 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.