2016 BMW 3 series plug-in hybrid

midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan

Plug-in hybrid

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights (varies by trim/option)
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Advanced
Optional system
Basic

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 3 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

  • 330e 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 inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair on both right curves and inadequate on both left curves.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

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

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
Trim level(s)
  • 330e 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 2016 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 67.4 m None
Straightaway left edge 36.0 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 62.8 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 37.2 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 51.9 m None
150m radius left curve, right edge 39.8 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 165.3 m
Straightaway left edge 163.1 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 78.6 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 77.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 58.1 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 60.7 m

Trim level(s)

  • 330e trim equipped with Premium package
Low-beam headlight typeLED reflector
High-beam headlight typeLED reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
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 inadequate 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 fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • 330e trim equipped with Premium package
Low-beam headlight type LED reflector
High-beam headlight type LED reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2016 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 51.2 m None
Straightaway left edge 17.3 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 38.3 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 23.9 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 29.3 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 20.9 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 141.7 m
Straightaway left edge 80.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 61.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 51.4 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 46.6 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 43.0 m

Trim level(s)

  • 330e trim
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
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 inadequate 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 inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • 330e trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2016 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 39.0 m None
Straightaway left edge 20.4 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 35.7 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 23.3 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 26.4 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 23.5 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 118.2 m
Straightaway left edge 98.0 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 55.8 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 55.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 42.2 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 41.8 m

How headlights are evaluated

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

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

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning with City Braking Function

Package name

  • Optional Driver Assistance Plus

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2016 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 7 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 6 mph.

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning with Braking Function

Package name

  • Optional Active Cruise Control

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2016 models

Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow.

How front crash prevention is evaluated