Fatal crash profile · Make

BMW

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
3,670
Fatal crashes
3,637
Deaths inside
2,131
Other deaths
2,045

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,670 vehicles described as BMW were involved in 3,637 fatal crashes in the United States. 2,131 people died inside these vehicles and 2,045 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 636
2021 756
2022 746
2023 775
2024 757

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 360 368
2021 438 418
2022 443 414
2023 456 424
2024 434 421

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

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category BMW All vehicles
Driver speeding 32.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.8% 17.7%
At night 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 2,814
Cloudy 395
Rain 227
Fog, Smog, Smoke 29
Snow 21

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 1,575
Dark - Lighted 1,071
Dark - Not Lighted 811
Dusk 83
Dawn 53

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 673
Florida 386
Texas 312
New York 198
Georgia 162
North Carolina 131
New Jersey 107
Arizona 104
South Carolina 100
Tennessee 99

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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BMW models

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
Jan 25, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jan 25, 2021 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 1
Jan 25, 2021 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 20, 2021 Hendry County, Florida 3
Jan 18, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jan 18, 2021 Davie, Broward County, Florida 1
Jan 17, 2021 Richardson, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 17, 2021 Lincoln County, Nevada 1
Jan 17, 2021 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Jan 17, 2021 Talbot County, Georgia 1
Jan 17, 2021 Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Jan 16, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jan 15, 2021 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Jan 14, 2021 Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Cullman County, Alabama 1
Jan 13, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 12, 2021 Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia 1
Jan 11, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Jan 10, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Jan 9, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 4
Jan 8, 2021 North Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia 1
Jan 7, 2021 McCurtain County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 7, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jan 5, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 4, 2021 Lubbock County, Texas 1

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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.