Fatal crash profile · Make

MINI

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 331
Fatal crashes: 330
Deaths inside: 208
Other deaths: 161

Between 2020 and 2024, 331 vehicles described as MINI were involved in 330 fatal crashes in the United States. 208 people died inside these vehicles and 161 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	61
2021	60
2022	69
2023	72
2024	69

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	41	30
2021	37	31
2022	47	31
2023	42	36
2024	41	33

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	MINI	All vehicles
Driver speeding	19.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.5%	17.7%
At night	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	238
Cloudy	51
Rain	18
Fog, Smog, Smoke	5
Severe Crosswinds	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	167
Dark - Lighted	83
Dark - Not Lighted	69
Dusk	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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	71
Florida	25
Texas	22
Arizona	13
Pennsylvania	12
Georgia	12
Wisconsin	10
Colorado	10
North Carolina	9
Missouri	9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

MINI models

Cooper 103 crashes
Hardtop 81 crashes
Countryman 68 crashes
Cooper Convertible 31 crashes
Clubman 31 crashes
Cooper Roadster 6 crashes
Cooper Coupe 6 crashes
Paceman 3 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
Jul 6, 2020	New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey	SR-27	1
Jul 4, 2020	Santa Ana, Orange County, California	FAIRVIEW ST	1
Jun 13, 2020	Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California	SR-62	1
Jun 7, 2020	Oak Creek, Routt County, Colorado	E SHOSHONE WAY	1
Jun 4, 2020	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	N 6TH ST	1
Jun 3, 2020	Douglas County, Nevada	US-395	1
May 19, 2020	Roanoke County, Virginia	SR-311/CATAWBA VALLEY DR	1
May 17, 2020	Brevard County, Florida	I-95	1
May 8, 2020	Redford Township, Wayne County, Michigan	INKSTER RD	1
May 4, 2020	Kern County, California	SR-223	1
Apr 25, 2020	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	US-1	2
Apr 18, 2020	Holualoa, Hawaii County, Hawaii	SR-180	1
Apr 18, 2020	Palm Beach County, Florida	US-98/ SR-80	1
Mar 16, 2020	Carson, Los Angeles County, California	AVALON BLVD	1
Mar 15, 2020	Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut	I-91	1
Mar 14, 2020	Placer County, California	SR-49	1
Mar 10, 2020	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	DEVONSHIRE ST	1
Mar 3, 2020	Auburn, Lee County, Alabama	ANNALUE DR	2
Feb 29, 2020	Merced County, California	SR-152	1
Feb 23, 2020	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	DIVISION ST	1
Feb 22, 2020	Bartow County, Georgia	SR-3/JOE FRANK HARRIS PKW	1
Feb 20, 2020	Greenville County, South Carolina	US-276	2
Feb 19, 2020	Culpeper County, Virginia	US-15	1
Feb 1, 2020	DeKalb County, Tennessee	SR-56 SMITHVILLE WHY	1
Jan 26, 2020	Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania	SR-0125 MARKET ST	1

Compare MINI with another vehicle

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.