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
Apr 10, 2024	DeKalb County, Alabama	SR-75	1
Mar 29, 2024	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	US-41 SW 7TH ST	1
Mar 27, 2024	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	HARRIS RD	1
Mar 26, 2024	Fullerton, Orange County, California	SR-90 IMPERIAL HWY	1
Mar 13, 2024	Lake Clear, Franklin County, New York	SR-3	1
Mar 8, 2024	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	S DURANGO DR	1
Mar 7, 2024	College Station, Brazos County, Texas	SR-40/WILLIAM D FITCH PKWY	1
Mar 2, 2024	South Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont	US- 7	1
Mar 1, 2024	Forney, Kaufman County, Texas	FM 740	1
Feb 27, 2024	Pittsylvania County, Virginia	CR-0754	1
Feb 15, 2024	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	I-80	3
Feb 8, 2024	Rowan County, North Carolina	SSR-1728 BARRINGER RD	1
Jan 26, 2024	Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico	SR-37	1
Jan 20, 2024	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SSR-2007 FRANKFORD AVE	1
Jan 18, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-BELLAIRE BLVD	1
Jan 12, 2024	Orange County, California	NOAH MARK SANTOS	1
Jan 10, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	N LA CHOLLA BLVD	1
Jan 8, 2024	Los Angeles County, California	90TH ST EAST	1
Jan 7, 2024	Ocala, Marion County, Florida	US-27	1
Dec 29, 2023	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	US-1 S FEDERAL HWY	1
Dec 24, 2023	Belton, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	SR-2270	1
Dec 23, 2023	Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina	US-1 N	1
Dec 23, 2023	Naval Air Station San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-94	1
Dec 17, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	ROSCOE BLVD	1
Dec 8, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	ADMIRALTY WY	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.