A motor vehicle body structure is provided. The motor vehicle body structure includes an outer side wall, a lateral floor reinforcement for absorbing forces in the event of an impact event, an inner side wall with a lateral sill region and a wheel housing region, which at least partially forms a wheel housing of the vehicle. A body reinforcement element is connected to the wheel housing region of the inner side wall and to the lateral floor reinforcement in a positively joined, non-positively joined and/or materially joined manner.