2023 Ford Bronco

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Side: updated test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Standard system	Superior
Optional system	Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Optional system	Advanced
Standard system	Advanced

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

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 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco was introduced in the 2021 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

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 very well.

Although intrusion overall into the driver dummy's space was low, intrusion of the footrest and left portion of the toepan contributed to a possible risk of injury to the left lower leg.

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.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN2107
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Footrest (cm)	16
Left toepan (cm)	16
Brake pedal (cm)	12
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	CEN2107
Head
HIC-15	52
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm)	28
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	1.06
Right	0.43
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	0.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	106
Right	50

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2021-25 models built after September 2021

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Base 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco 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 conducted by Ford.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall 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	VTP2116
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	6
Footrest (cm)	17
Right toepan (cm)	13
Center toepan (cm)	3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	1
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	8
Upper dash (cm)	6
Right lower dash (cm)	5

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2116
Head
HIC-15	44
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm)	23
Femur (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	3.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	6
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	1
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.58
Right	0.49
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	65
Right	111

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2116
Head
HIC-15	46
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Femur (kN)
Left	0.1
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.25
Right	0.27
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.3
Right	0.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	55
Right	34

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Outer Banks 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco was introduced in the 2021 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco 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	VTF2114
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	8
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	10
Right (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	-6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2114
Head
HIC-15	140
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	37
Maximum Nij	0.29
Chest maximum compression (mm)	30
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	3
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.44
Maximum tibia index - right	0.58
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	108
Right	117

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2021-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Outer Banks 4-door 4wd

The Ford Bronco was introduced in the 2021 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Bronco 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	VTS2117
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-20.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2117
Head HIC-15	125
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	28
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.54
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	86
A-P moment (Nm)	24

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2117
Head HIC-15	71
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	29
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	22
Average deflection (mm)	12
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	1.90
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.20
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.6
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.4
Combined force (kN)	2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	52
A-P moment (Nm)	27

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands 4-door 4wd

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

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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2213
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-22.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2213
Head
HIC-15	31
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	19
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	17
Average deflection (mm)	15
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.15
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2213
Head
HIC-15	62
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	25
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	15
Average deflection (mm)	8
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.52
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.11
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.4

About the side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2021-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2021 Ford Bronco 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,590 lbs
Peak force	19,899 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.34

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	20
Distance below top of head (mm)	20
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.8
Head contact time (ms)	67
Force rating	2
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	132
Max neck tension (N)	770

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

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

Trim level(s)

Big Bend trim equipped with LED Signature package
Black Diamond trim
Outer Banks trim
Badlands trim
Wildtrak trim
First Edition trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
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 fair on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

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

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Big Bend trim equipped with LED Signature package Black Diamond trim Outer Banks trim Badlands trim Wildtrak trim First Edition trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
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	80.5 m	None
Straightaway left edge	49.6 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	46.0 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	48.6 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	40.8 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	43.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	148.3 m
Straightaway left edge	128.7 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	67.9 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	72.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	51.5 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	55.4 m

Trim level(s)

Base trim
Big Bend trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
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 fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

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

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Base trim Big Bend trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED reflector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
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	84.2 m	None
Straightaway left edge	42.8 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	45.7 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	42.3 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	38.0 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	37.8 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	130.0 m
Straightaway left edge	125.7 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	58.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	63.3 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	45.0 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	46.0 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

Standard Pre-collision Assist with AEB

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2021-23 models

Superior

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 avoided a collision.

System details

Optional Ford Co-Pilot 360

Package name

Optional by trim
Outer Banks with Lux, Badlands with Lux, and First Edition

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2021-23 models

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 avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

Ratings are given for 2 different systems available on this vehicle.

System details

optional Ford Co-Pilot 360

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to 2021-25 models of the following trim lines: Outer Banks trim equipped with Lux package, Badlands trim equipped with Lux package, First Edition trim, Wildtrack trim equipped with Lux package

Advanced

with optional equipment

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 12 mph.

Crossing adult

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

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 19 mph. A warning was issued 2 seconds before impact.

System details

standard Pre-collision Assist with AEB

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to 2021-25 models of the following trim lines: Base trim, Big Bend trim, Black Diamond trim, Outer Banks trim

Advanced

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 20 mph.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 24 mph.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 23 mph. A warning was issued 2 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim
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
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)	7
Clearance angle (degrees)	84
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	17
Clearance angle (degrees)	87
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)	12
Clearance angle (degrees)	79
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	14
Clearance angle (degrees)	80
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