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
Apr 2, 2022	Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama	I-459 S	1
Mar 28, 2022	Mendocino County, California	SR-20	1
Mar 28, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	VALLEY BLVD	1
Mar 23, 2022	Gibsonton, Hillsborough County, Florida	US-41	1
Mar 20, 2022	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	1ST AVE	1
Mar 7, 2022	Multnomah County, Oregon	US-30 ODOT 92	1
Mar 5, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	HOLMES RD	1
Feb 12, 2022	King County, Washington	CR-CENTRAL AVE S	1
Feb 10, 2022	Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Jan 19, 2022	Santa Barbara County, California	CR-BONITA SCHOOL RD	1
Oct 29, 2021	Coconino County, Arizona	SR-260	1
Oct 17, 2021	Greene County, Missouri	CR-105	2
Oct 4, 2021	Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	SR-18 BEDFORD ST	1
Oct 2, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SW 30TH ST	1
Sep 12, 2021	Berkeley, Alameda County, California	I-80	2
Sep 11, 2021	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio	CR-570 EXPRESSWAY DR	1
Aug 28, 2021	Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California	MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE	1
Aug 21, 2021	Taylor County, Wisconsin	CR-M	1
Aug 6, 2021	Wood County, Wisconsin	SR-73	1
Jul 12, 2021	Orange County, Florida	CR-423	1
Jun 26, 2021	Prince George's County, Maryland	US-50	1
Jun 17, 2021	Stephens County, Oklahoma	US-81	4
Jun 5, 2021	Cathedral City, Riverside County, California	DINAH SHORE DR	1
Jun 1, 2021	Wai`anae, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-93	1
May 21, 2021	Houston County, Alabama	US-231 SR-1	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.