2012 BMW 3 series
midsize luxury car / 2-door convertible
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2007-13 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 BMW 328i 2-door convertible
The BMW 3 series convertible was redesigned for the 2007 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
Dummy movement was well controlled. Smeared greasepaint on the airbag indicates the dummy's head contacted it near its center.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. The deployed driver knee airbag is clearly visible.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0713 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 2 |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Center (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 6 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -1 |
| Rearward (cm) | -5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0713 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 248 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 26 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.24 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 23 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.42 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.58 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.2 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 51 |
| Right | 74 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2007-13 models built after April 2007
Tested vehicle: 2007 BMW 328i 2-door convertible with standard front seat-mounted combination head and torso airbags
The BMW 3 series convertible was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Beginning with 2007 models built after April 2007, design changes were made to the side airbags to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
| 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 The dummy's head was hit by the interior side trim. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate. |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with door removed, showing the side airbag, pop-up rollover bars, 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 airbag.
Smeared yellow and red greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was hit by the interior side trim.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0712 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -16.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0712 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 385 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.0 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 64 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 50 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 43 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.16 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.88 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 2.7 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.6 |
| Combined force (kN) | 5.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 160 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 45 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0712 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 261 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.0 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 34 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 21 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 1.99 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.29 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 0.8 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 42 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 24 |