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2015 BMW 2 series

midsize luxury car / 2-door coupe

Award applies only to vehicles with optional front crash prevention

2015 BMW 2 series 2-door coupe
2014 BMW 2 series shown

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

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

Other available safety features

  • 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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2014-21 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door

The BMW 1 series was redesigned for the 2014 model year and renamed the 2 series.

Overall 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 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 reasonably 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.

Except for footrest and left toepan intrusion, the driver's space was maintained reasonably well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1409
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 10
Footrest (cm) 29
Left toepan (cm) 28
Brake pedal (cm) 18
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Upper dash (cm) 7
Lower instrument panel (cm) 8

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1409
Head
HIC-15 269
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 21
Maximum Nij 0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm) 17
Femur (kN)
Left 2.0
Right 1.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 4
Right 5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.67
Right 0.76
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.7
Right 3.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 136
Right 83

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2014-21 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door

The BMW 1 series was redesigned for the 2014 model year and renamed the 2 series.

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 moderate overlap frontal 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.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from hitting hard structures during rebound by the side curtain airbag.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF1401
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 1
Left (cm) 1
Center (cm) 1
Right (cm) 1
Brake pedal (cm) 1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -1
Rearward (cm) -6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF1401
Head
HIC-15 122
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 19
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.9
Femur force - right (kN) 1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.34
Maximum tibia index - right 0.35
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 48
Right 54

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-21 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The BMW 1 series was redesigned for the 2014 model year and renamed the 2 series.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with door 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 curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag. During rebound, the dummy's head and torso slid out from the shoulder belt and moved across the seat, but this motion does not cause any significant risk of injury.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1401
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -23.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES1401
Head HIC-15 208
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 36
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.50
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.65
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.0
Combined force (kN) 2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2
L-M moment (Nm) 165
A-P moment (Nm) 20

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES1401
Head HIC-15 325
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.5
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 18
Average deflection (mm) 13
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.42
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.14
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 3.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.6
Combined force (kN) 5.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 70
A-P moment (Nm) 24

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2014-21 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,311 lbs
Peak force 16,504 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.98

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm) 32
Distance below top of head (mm) 20
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 14.8
Head contact time (ms) 62
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 39
Max neck tension (N) 612

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning with City Braking Function

Package name

  • Optional Driver Assistance Plus

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2014-16 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 10 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.

How front crash prevention is evaluated