Fatal crash profile · Model

MINI Cooper

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 103
Fatal crashes: 103
Deaths inside: 78
Other deaths: 36

Between 2020 and 2024, 103 vehicles described as MINI Cooper were involved in 103 fatal crashes in the United States. 78 people died inside these vehicles and 36 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	20
2021	23
2022	25
2023	15
2024	20

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for MINI: 56%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	14	8
2021	17	11
2022	21	5
2023	8	7
2024	18	5

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

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.6 times the share for MINI: 19%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for MINI: 18%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

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

About 1.2 times the share for MINI: 51%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	MINI Cooper	MINI	All vehicles
Driver speeding	31.1%	19.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	25.2%	17.5%	17.7%
At night	60.2%	51.1%	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	73
Cloudy	15
Rain	10
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	43
Dark - Lighted	30
Dark - Not Lighted	28
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1
Dusk	1

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	24
Florida	8
Missouri	4
Texas	4
Ohio	4
Wisconsin	3
Oregon	3
New Mexico	3
Alabama	3
Arizona	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

MINI Cooper by model year

2010 14 crashes
2008 11 crashes
2007 14 crashes
2006 10 crashes
2005 17 crashes
2003 14 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Aug 31, 2023	Corona, Riverside County, California	I-15	1
Aug 26, 2023	Hardin County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15	1
Aug 19, 2023	Butler County, Kansas	SW 190TH ST	1
Aug 11, 2023	Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri	SR-AA	1
Jul 29, 2023	McHenry County, Illinois	SR-47	1
May 6, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWY	1
Apr 7, 2023	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	59TH AVE	1
Mar 28, 2023	Horry County, South Carolina	SR-544 DICK POND RD	1
Mar 10, 2023	Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California	MORNINGSIDE DR	1
Jan 2, 2023	Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas	N 4TH ST	1
Dec 24, 2022	Reserve, Catron County, New Mexico	US-180	1
Dec 24, 2022	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	S ABILENE ST	1
Dec 20, 2022	Butler County, Missouri	SR-PP	1
Dec 10, 2022	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	SHOUP MILL RD	1
Nov 8, 2022	Orange, Orange County, California	I-5	1
Nov 1, 2022	Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah	SR-71	1
Oct 8, 2022	Fairfield, Spokane County, Washington	SR-27	1
Sep 26, 2022	Chickasaw County, Iowa	US-63 RAMP	1
Sep 19, 2022	Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey	444-GARDEN STATE PARKWAY	1
Jul 27, 2022	Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	US-1	1
Jul 21, 2022	Placer County, California	SR-193	2
May 28, 2022	Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama	MAIN AVE SW	1
May 13, 2022	Cole County, Missouri	CR-ROCKRIDGE RD	1
May 3, 2022	West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa	I-35	1
Apr 24, 2022	Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho	PRESCOTT LN	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.