2018 BMW X5 plug-in hybrid

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Plug-in hybrid

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Superior
Optional system
Advanced

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning

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.

Headlights

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

Trim level(s)

  • xDrive40e trim equipped with Lighting package
Low-beam headlight typeLED reflector
High-beam headlight typeLED reflector
Curve-adaptive?Yes
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the left side of the road and fair on the right side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.

The low beams created some glare.

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 good on the gradual right and gradual left curves and fair on the sharp right and sharp left curves.

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

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • xDrive40e trim equipped with Lighting package
Low-beam headlight type LED reflector
High-beam headlight type LED reflector
Curve-adaptive? Yes
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2017-18 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 83.2 m None
Straightaway left edge 60.4 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 67.5 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 57.0 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 58.6 m 21.7%
150m radius left curve, left edge 51.0 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 167.4 m
Straightaway left edge 124.9 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 80.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 76.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 62.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 56.7 m

Trim level(s)

  • xDrive40e trim
Low-beam headlight typeHID projector
High-beam headlight typeHID projector
Curve-adaptive?Yes
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
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 good on both right curves, fair on the sharp left curve and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

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

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • xDrive40e trim
Low-beam headlight type HID projector
High-beam headlight type HID projector
Curve-adaptive? Yes
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2017-18 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 84.3 m None
Straightaway left edge 50.6 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 91.9 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 53.2 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 71.5 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 54.2 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 169.7 m
Straightaway left edge 130.0 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 95.6 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 77.0 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 75.1 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 68.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

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

System details

  • Optional Frontal Collision Warning with Extended Collision Mitigation

Package name

  • Optional Driving Assistance Plus

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2018 models

Superior
Superior
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle nearly avoided a collision.

System details

  • Optional Frontal Collision Warning with City Collision Mitigation

Package name

  • Optional Driving Assistance

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2018 models

Advanced
Advanced
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 9 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test