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
Sep 15, 2023 Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia 1
Sep 14, 2023 West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Sep 14, 2023 Pawnee County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 14, 2023 Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Sep 13, 2023 Yazoo County, Mississippi 1
Sep 12, 2023 State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 10, 2023 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Sep 10, 2023 Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 10, 2023 Downey, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 9, 2023 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Sep 9, 2023 Park County, Colorado 1
Sep 8, 2023 Utica, Oneida County, New York 1
Sep 8, 2023 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Sep 7, 2023 Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2023 Washington County, Idaho 1
Sep 7, 2023 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Sep 6, 2023 Riverside County, California 2
Sep 5, 2023 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Sep 5, 2023 Lake County, Illinois 1
Sep 5, 2023 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Sep 5, 2023 Davie, Broward County, Florida 1
Sep 4, 2023 Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York 1
Sep 4, 2023 Carroll County, Kentucky 1
Sep 2, 2023 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Sep 2, 2023 Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California 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.