2020 Buick Regal

large car / 4-door hatchback

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Not tested

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2018-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Preferred 4-door 2wd

The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon.

Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors. The ratings apply to both the Sportback and TourX.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN1807
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	12
Footrest (cm)	7
Left toepan (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	4
Upper dash (cm)	4
Lower instrument panel (cm)	4

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN1807
Head
HIC-15	87
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	22
Femur (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.63
Right	0.49
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	3.9
Right	0.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	46
Right	51

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2018-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Preferred 4-door 2wd

The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon.

Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors. The ratings apply to both the Sportback and TourX.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1814
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	1
Center (cm)	4
Right (cm)	3
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1
Rearward (cm)	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1814
Head
HIC-15	222
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	0.6
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.44
Maximum tibia index - right	0.33
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	66
Right	76

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2018-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback Essence 4-door 2wd

The Buick Regal was redesigned for the 2018 model year. There are two variants, the Sportback 4-door hatchback and the TourX wagon. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors and apply to the Sportback.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1811
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1811
Head HIC-15	440
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	46
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	40
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.70
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.93
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.6
Combined force (kN)	3.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.1
L-M moment (Nm)	27
A-P moment (Nm)	140

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1811
Head HIC-15	87
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.5
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	31
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	33
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.41
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.45
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.9
Combined force (kN)	2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	24
A-P moment (Nm)	196

About the original side crash test

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
Optional Forward Collision Alert

Package name

Optional Driver Confidence Package II

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2020 models

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not tested.

About the original front crash prevention test