2025 Ford Bronco Sport

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention
Optional rear automatic braking

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

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport XLT 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco Sport was introduced in the 2021 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco Sport conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall driver-side evaluation
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	VTN2010
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	2
Footrest (cm)	2
Left toepan (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	2
Upper dash (cm)	3
Lower instrument panel (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN2010
Head
HIC-15	79
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Femur (kN)
Left	0.7
Right	0.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.52
Right	0.44
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.3
Right	0.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	48
Right	27

Passenger-side

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport XLT 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco Sport was introduced in the 2021 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco Sport conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall passenger-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
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	VTP2012
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	6
Footrest (cm)	4
Right toepan (cm)	2
Center toepan (cm)	1
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	4
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	7
Upper dash (cm)	7
Right lower dash (cm)	5

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2012
Head
HIC-15	92
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	20
Maximum Nij	0.24
Chest maximum compression (mm)	21
Femur (kN)
Left	0.3
Right	3.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	1
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.32
Right	0.32
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.8
Right	1.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	30
Right	40

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2012
Head
HIC-15	84
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	26
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.58
Right	0.25
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.1
Right	0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	23
Right	41

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport XLT 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco Sport was introduced in the 2021 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco Sport conducted by Ford.

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	VTF2012
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	3
Center (cm)	4
Right (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	-5
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2012
Head
HIC-15	118
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	25
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	2
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.32
Maximum tibia index - right	0.35
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	101
Right	87

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport XLT 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco Sport was introduced in the 2021 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco Sport conducted by Ford.

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	VTS2013
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-20.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2013
Head HIC-15	141
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	22
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.1
Combined force (kN)	2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	33
A-P moment (Nm)	15

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2013
Head HIC-15	46
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	26
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	23
Average deflection (mm)	22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	1.90
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.12
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	2.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	50
A-P moment (Nm)	22

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2024-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2024 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco Sport was introduced in the 2021 model year.

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

View of the vehicle just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2410
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-18.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2410
Head
HIC-15	184
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	25
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	36
Average deflection (mm)	33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.44
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.51
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	6.2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES2410
Head
HIC-15	142
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	45
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	34
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	1.79
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.26
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	4.9

About the side crash test

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

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

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2021-25 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	93.4 m	None
Straightaway left edge	59.3 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	76.1 m	None
250m radius left curve, right edge	64.6 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	66.1 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	53.1 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	159.1 m
Straightaway left edge	166.4 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	76.2 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	66.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	65.2 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	55.2 m

About the headlight evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	BASE
Seat type	cloth

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.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	BASE
Seat type	cloth

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
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	18
Clearance angle (degrees)	76
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	22
Clearance angle (degrees)	78
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

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	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	22
Clearance angle (degrees)	71
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	20
Clearance angle (degrees)	82
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation