2024 BMW X6

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights (varies by trim/option)
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0
Standard system
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system

Other available safety features

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

Key

Good
Acceptable
Marginal
Poor

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 2024-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X5 was redesigned for the 2019 model year. Driver-side small overlap ratings also apply to the BMW X6.

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

Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1902
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Footrest (cm)	12
Left toepan (cm)	9
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Upper dash (cm)	1
Lower instrument panel (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1902
Head
HIC-15	114
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	26
Femur (kN)
Left	1.4
Right	1.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	5
Right	5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.41
Right	0.52
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.3
Right	0.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	94
Right	38

Passenger-side

Rating applies to 2024-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X5 was redesigned for the 2019 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW. These ratings also apply to the BMW X6.

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	VTP1910
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	2
Footrest (cm)	20
Right toepan (cm)	16
Center toepan (cm)	3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	2
Upper dash (cm)	3
Right lower dash (cm)	3

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP1910
Head
HIC-15	114
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	14
Maximum Nij	0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm)	26
Femur (kN)
Left	2.0
Right	2.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.64
Right	0.40
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.1
Right	2.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	55
Right	85

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP1910
Head
HIC-15	49
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	9
Maximum Nij	0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)	28
Femur (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	0.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.43
Right	0.48
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.3
Right	0.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	71
Right	67

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2024-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X5 was redesigned for the 2019 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by BMW. These ratings also apply to the BMW X6.

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	VTF1908
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	2
Center (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-3
Rearward (cm)	-8
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1908
Head
HIC-15	161
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm)	33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	3.0
Femur force - right (kN)	2.5
Knee displacement - left (mm)	6
Knee displacement - right (mm)	4
Maximum tibia index - left	0.48
Maximum tibia index - right	0.43
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	50
Right	41

About the original moderate overlap front test

Headlights

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

Trim level(s)

xDrive40i trim equipped with Premium package
xDrive40i trim equipped with Executive package
xDrive40i trim equipped with Full LED Lights with Cornering Lights package
M60i trim

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 in all 4 tests.

The low beams created some glare.

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 on the gradual left and both right curves and fair on the sharp left curve.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the gradual left curve and on the gradual right curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	xDrive40i trim equipped with Premium package xDrive40i trim equipped with Executive package xDrive40i trim equipped with Full LED Lights with Cornering Lights package M60i trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2024-25 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	112.6 m	None
Straightaway left edge	70.8 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	69.3 m	112.1%
250m radius left curve, left edge	69.2 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	61.5 m	82.2%
150m radius left curve, left edge	62.0 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	156.4 m
Straightaway left edge	130.0 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	81.1 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	76.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	65.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	64.8 m

Trim level(s)

sDrive40i trim
xDrive40i trim

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 in all 4 tests.

The low beams created some glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on the sharp right and both left curves and inadequate on the gradual right curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	sDrive40i trim xDrive40i trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2024 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	110.8 m	None
Straightaway left edge	70.7 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	65.9 m	92.8%
250m radius left curve, left edge	66.9 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	56.3 m	61.3%
150m radius left curve, left edge	57.6 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	114.1 m
Straightaway left edge	86.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	64.9 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	66.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	55.5 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	57.5 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Rating applies to all 2024-25 models

System details

standard Active Driving Assistant

Overall evaluation

Passenger car target

Test run	Speed reduction	Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
31 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided
37 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
37 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided
43 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
43 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided

Motorcycle target

Test run	Speed reduction	Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
31 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided
37 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
37 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided
43 mph/target centered	Collision avoided
43 mph/target off-center	Collision avoided

Semitrailer

Only warning is tested with the semitrailer.

Test run	Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered
37 mph/target centered
43 mph/target centered

About the front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Rating applies to all 2024-25 models

System details

standard Active Pedestrian Protection

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Includes high-beam assist credit

Crossing child — day

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult — night

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult — night

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams and a warning was issued 2.1 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 35 mph and a warning was issued 1.4 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test