2018 BMW X1 - IIHS

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2018 BMW X1

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side	G
Small overlap front: passenger-side	G
Moderate overlap front: original test	G
Side: original test	G
Roof strength	G
Head restraints & seats	G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights (varies by trim/option)	MP
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Advanced
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Optional system	No Credit

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use	A

Other available safety features

• Optional lane departure warning

Key

GGoodAAcceptableMMarginalPPoorSuperiorAdvancedBasic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Test types

• Small overlap front: driver-side
• Small overlap front: passenger-side
• Moderate overlap front: original test
• Side: original test
• Roof strength
• Head restraints & seats
• Headlights
• Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
• Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
• Child seat anchors

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wdRating applies to 2016-22 models

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2016 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	G
Structure and safety cage	A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck	G
Chest	G
Hip/thigh	G
Lower leg/foot	A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics	G

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1608
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	9
Footrest (cm)	6
Left toepan (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	3
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	3
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	5
Upper dash (cm)	8
Lower instrument panel (cm)	9

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1608
Head
HIC-15	187
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	15
Maximum Nij	0.32
Chest maximum compression (mm)	22
Femur (kN)
Left	3.5
Right	1.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	5
Right	3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	1
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.92
Right	0.54
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.0
Right	1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	78
Right	43

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2018 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wdRating applies to 2016-22 models

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2016 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	G
Structure and safety cage	A
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck	G
Chest	G
Hip/thigh	G
Lower leg/foot	G
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics	G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck	G
Chest	G
Hip/thigh	G
Lower leg/foot	G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics	G

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1806
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	12
Footrest (cm)	11
Right toepan (cm)	3
Center toepan (cm)	2
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	3
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	8
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	6
Upper dash (cm)	11
Right lower dash (cm)	11

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1806
Head
HIC-15	163
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm)	19
Femur (kN)
Left	1.6
Right	2.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	4
Right	5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.50
Right	0.47
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.1
Right	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	43
Right	32

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEP1806
Head
HIC-15	72
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	14
Maximum Nij	0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm)	32
Femur (kN)
Left	0.7
Right	1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	2
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.29
Right	0.27
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	26
Right	40

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wdRating applies to 2016-22 models

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2016 model year. Two moderate overlap frontal tests were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by BMW. Ratings are based on both tests.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	G
Structure and safety cage	G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck	G
Chest	G
Leg/foot, left	G
Leg/foot, right	G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics	G

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1605	VTF1509
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6	2
Left (cm)	9	6
Center (cm)	11	8
Right (cm)	11	8
Brake pedal (cm)	4	1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1	2
Right (cm)	1	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2	-3
Rearward (cm)	-6	4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1	1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1605	VTF1509
Head
HIC-15	208	330
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6	1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	14	8
Maximum Nij	0.30	0.29
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27	33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3	0.7
Femur force - right (kN)	0.6	0.8
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.35	0.46
Maximum tibia index - right	0.37	0.59
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.8	2.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.9	3.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	74	60
Right	115	164

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wd Rating applies to 2016-22 models

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2016 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	G
Structure and safety cage	G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck	G
Torso	G
Pelvis/leg	G
Driver head protection	G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck	G
Torso	G
Pelvis/leg	G
Rear passenger head protection	G

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	VTS1506
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-17.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1506
Head HIC-15	110
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	39
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	35
Average deflection (mm)	31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.40
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.54
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.7
Combined force (kN)	2.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	22
A-P moment (Nm)	45

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1506
Head HIC-15	150
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	34
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	34
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.51
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.7
Combined force (kN)	1.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.9
L-M moment (Nm)	49
A-P moment (Nm)	162

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2016 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wdRating applies to 2016-22 models

Overall evaluation	G
Curb weight	3,638 lbs
Peak force	18,643 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.12

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation	G
Dynamic rating	G
Seat/head restraint geometry	G

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	28
Distance below top of head (mm)	12
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	14.6
Head contact time (ms)	68
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	12
Max neck tension (N)	545

About the head restraint & seat testCurrently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

Ratings are given for 4 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

(1) Trim level(s): sDrive28i trim equipped with Premium and Driver Assistance Plus packages, xDrive28i trim equipped with Premium and Driver Assistance Plus packages

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating	M
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

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Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was fair on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the sharp left and both right curves and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	sDrive28i trim equipped with Premium and Driver Assistance Plus packages xDrive28i trim equipped with Premium and Driver Assistance Plus packages
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2017-19 models	M

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	79.9 m	None
Straightaway left edge	50.2 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	59.9 m	None
250m radius left curve, right edge	45.1 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	53.4 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	45.4 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	119.5 m
Straightaway left edge	128.1 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	73.0 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	67.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	55.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	56.0 m

About the headlight evaluation

(2) Trim level(s): sDrive28i trim equipped with Premium package, xDrive28i trim equipped with Premium package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating	M
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

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Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was fair on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the sharp left and both right curves and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	sDrive28i trim equipped with Premium package xDrive28i trim equipped with Premium package
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating Applies to 2017-19 models	M

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	79.9 m	None
Straightaway left edge	50.2 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	59.9 m	None
250m radius left curve, right edge	45.1 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	53.4 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	45.4 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	119.5 m
Straightaway left edge	128.1 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	73.0 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	67.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	55.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	56.0 m

About the headlight evaluation

(3) Trim level(s): All trims equipped with Driver Assistance Plus package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating	P
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

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Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims equipped with Driver Assistance Plus package
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2016-19 models	P

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	60.3 m	None
Straightaway left edge	34.6 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	45.4 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	36.2 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	31.6 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	33.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	161.2 m
Straightaway left edge	126.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	63.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	59.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	45.4 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	44.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

(4) Trim level(s): sDrive28i trim, xDrive28i trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating	P
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler 0 ft 100 ft 200 ft 300 ft 400 ft 500 ft 600 ft Low beams Optimal low-beam illumination High beams Optimal high-beam illumination

Low beams On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	sDrive28i trim xDrive28i trim
Low-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type	Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	No
Overall rating Applies to 2016-19 models	P

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	60.3 m	None
Straightaway left edge	34.6 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	45.4 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	36.2 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	31.6 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	33.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	161.2 m
Straightaway left edge	126.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	63.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	59.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	45.4 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	44.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

(1) System details

• optional Frontal Collision Warning with Extended Collision Mitigation

Package name

• optional ACC Stop & Go + Active Driving Assistant

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	AdvancedAdvancedwith optional equipment
Applies to 2017-19 models

• This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
• In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 10 mph.
• In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.

(2) System details

• optional Frontal Collision Warning with City Collision Mitigation

Package name

• optional Driving Assistance Package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	AdvancedAdvancedwith optional equipment
Applies to 2018 models

• This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
• In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 10 mph.
• In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

• optional Frontal Collision with City Collision Mitigation

Overall evaluation	No CreditNo Credit
This rating applies to 2018-22 models on sDrive 28i trim equipped with Driving Assistance package, xDrive 28i trim equipped with Driving Assistance package

Crossing child

• In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 2 mph.
• In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 3 mph.

Crossing adult

• In the 12 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow.
• In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 3 mph.

Parallel adult

• In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.
• In the 37 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow. A warning was issued 0 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2016-22 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	A
Vehicle trim	XDrive28i
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware. It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

1 2 3

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
	Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
difficult to maneuver around anchors
2
	Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
none available
3
	Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
difficult to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 213

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	9
Clearance angle (degrees)	39
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	10
Clearance angle (degrees)	40
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 222

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 231

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	10
Clearance angle (degrees)	39
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	7
Clearance angle (degrees)	37
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation