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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Advanced

Other available safety features

  • Optional lane departure warning

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door
Rating applies to 2014-21 models

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

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door
Rating applies to 2014-21 models

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

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2014-21 models

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

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
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

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

Evaluation criteria Measurement
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

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2014 BMW 228i 2-door
Rating applies to 2014-21 models

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

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
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

About the head restraint & seat test
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
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
Advanced
Advanced
with optional equipment
Applies to 2014-16 models
  • 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.

About the original front crash prevention test