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
Mar 24, 2023	New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut	US-7	1
Mar 15, 2023	Pierce County, Washington	CR-SPANAWAY LOOP RD S	1
Mar 10, 2023	Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California	MORNINGSIDE DR	1
Mar 4, 2023	Roseville, Placer County, California	I-80	1
Mar 2, 2023	Esmeralda County, Nevada	US-95	1
Mar 2, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Feb 26, 2023	Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado	N TROY AVE	1
Feb 22, 2023	Pierce County, Washington	CR-176TH ST E	1
Feb 19, 2023	Oakland, Alameda County, California	HARRISON ST	1
Feb 16, 2023	Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina	US-29 E FRANKLIN BLVD	1
Feb 12, 2023	Madera County, California	CR-AVE 15	1
Jan 26, 2023	Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado	E DRY CREEK RD	1
Jan 6, 2023	Louisa County, Virginia	I-64	1
Jan 6, 2023	Westminster, Orange County, California	21ST	1
Jan 2, 2023	Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas	N 4TH ST	1
Dec 26, 2022	Sangamon County, Illinois	NONE	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	Clackamas County, Oregon	SR-213 ODOT 68	1
Dec 20, 2022	Butler County, Missouri	SR-PP	1
Dec 18, 2022	King County, Washington	CR-NE NOVELTY HILL RD	1
Dec 10, 2022	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	SHOUP MILL RD	1
Dec 8, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	BUNDY DR	1
Nov 8, 2022	Orange, Orange County, California	I-5	1
Nov 4, 2022	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	US-13 BRISTOL PIKE	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.