Euro NCAP Crash Test Results

Test results and safety ratings

BMW X5 2003

. , 5-door off-roader

Test Date: Jan 2003

BMW X5 crash test picture Crash Star Rating Crash Rating 4 Stars
Front-impact score
Side-impact score
Seat belt reminder
Total score
13 (81.0%)
18 (100.0%)
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31
Pedestrian Star Rating Pedestrian Rating 1 Star
Pedestrian-test score 2 (6.0%)

Compare with other cars in the Large SUV category

Euro NCAP allowed BMW a frontal retest after they had resolved a production problem with a front seat belt. The latest crash test results are printed here. The bodyshell was stable and all doors could be opened normally after the frontal test. Intrusion levels were low. The restraint system caused fairly high loads on the driver's chest. The child restraints worked reasonably well but pedestrian protection was dire.

Driver head - Good
Driver neck - Good
Driver chest - Marginal
Driver abdomen
Driver right femur - Marginal Driver left femur - Marginal
Driver right lower leg - Good Driver left lower leg - Good
Driver right foot - Good Driver left foot - Good
Passenger head - Good
Passenger neck - Good
Passenger chest - Adequate
Passenger abdomen
Passenger right femur - Adequate Passenger left femur - Adequate
Passenger right lower leg - Good Passenger left lower leg - Good
Passenger right foot Passenger left foot
Side impact head - Good, Pole test - Pass
Side impact chest - Good
Side impact abdomen - Good
Side impact pelvis - Good
Green = Good Good
Yellow = Adequate Adequate
Orange = Marginal Marginal
Brown = Weak Weak
Red = Poor Poor

rating applies to all X5s