Safety

X5 SAV® Frontal Offset Crash Test Results
Courtesy of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)

BMW X5 SAV
2007 - 2009 models

Vehicle Specifications
Vehicle tested: 2007 BMW X5 4.8i 4wd
Class: Midsize luxury SUV
 
Weight: 5,090 lbs.
Side airbags: front and second row head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags
Wheelbase: 115 in.
Length: 191 in.
Width: 76 in.
Engine: 4.8 L V8
EPA ratings: 15 mpg city | 21 mpg highway

The BMW X5 was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall Evaluation: Good

Restraints/Dummy Kinematics: Good
Dummy movement was well controlled. The driver side curtain airbag deployed during the crash.

Injury Measures: Good
Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

Additional Safety Features:
  • Side airbags: front and second row head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags
  • Rollover sensor: designed to deploy the side curtain airbags in the event of an impending rollover
  • Electronic stability control; includes roll stability control to minimize the possibility of rollover
  • Antilock brakes
  • Programmable daytime running lights

Ratings criteria - Overall evaluation (frontal):
The three factors evaluated in the frontal offset crash test — structural performance, injury measures, and restraints/dummy kinematics — determine each vehicle's overall frontal offset crashworthiness evaluation. Structural performance is based on measurements indicating the amount and pattern of intrusion into the occupant compartment during the offset test. Obtained from a 50th percentile male Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, injury measures are used to determine the likelihood that a driver would have sustained injury to various body regions. Restraints/dummy kinematics (movement) — This aspect of performance involves how safety belts, airbags, steering columns, head restraints, and other aspects of restraint systems interact to control dummy movement.