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
Jun 7, 2024 Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Jun 6, 2024 Abilene, Taylor County, Texas 2
Jun 6, 2024 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jun 4, 2024 Altmar, Oswego County, New York 1
Jun 4, 2024 Modoc County, California 1
Jun 3, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Jun 3, 2024 Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jun 3, 2024 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Jun 3, 2024 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Jun 2, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 2, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jun 2, 2024 Blount County, Tennessee 1
Jun 2, 2024 Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Jun 2, 2024 Union County, New Jersey 2
Jun 2, 2024 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 2, 2024 Newark, New Castle County, Delaware 1
May 31, 2024 Maui County, Hawaii 1
May 31, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
May 30, 2024 Gloucester County, Virginia 1
May 30, 2024 St. Joseph County, Michigan 2
May 29, 2024 Travis County, Texas 1
May 29, 2024 Beaufort County, South Carolina 5
May 27, 2024 Kane County, Illinois 1
May 27, 2024 Alpine County, California 1
May 26, 2024 Cecil County, Maryland 2

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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.