2023 BMW X1

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Headlights
Standard system	Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (night)
Standard system	Superior

Seat belts & child restraints

Seat belt reminders
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard daytime running lights
Standard blind spot detection
Standard 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 2023-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 X1 conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	VTN2302
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	2
Footrest (cm)	2
Left toepan (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Upper dash (cm)	2
Lower instrument panel (cm)	2

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTN2302
Head
HIC-15	170
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Femur (kN)
Left	0.5
Right	0.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	2
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.44
Right	0.44
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	0.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	35
Right	40

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Two passenger-side small overlap frontal tests were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification. Ratings are based on both tests, but the vehicle specifications shown below are based on the Institute’s test.

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

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

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained very 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 passenger's space was maintained 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 passenger side

Test ID	VTP2303	CEP2301
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	6	3
Footrest (cm)	5	3
Right toepan (cm)	2	1
Center toepan (cm)	1	1
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2	1
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	0	1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	6	1
Upper dash (cm)	7	2
Right lower dash (cm)	7	1

Passenger injury measures

Test ID	VTP2303	CEP2301
Head
HIC-15	167	155
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8	8
Maximum Nij	0.18	0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm)	21	22
Femur (kN)
Left	1.3	0.9
Right	1.6	1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	2	1
Right	4	4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0	0
Right	0	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.52	0.43
Right	0.48	0.46
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.6	2.9
Right	2.1	2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	50	36
Right	58	32

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTP2303	CEP2301
Head
HIC-15	98	108
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	9	17
Maximum Nij	0.21	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	30	31
Femur (kN)
Left	1.0	0.4
Right	0.3	0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1	2
Right	1	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0	0
Right	0	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.33	0.39
Right	0.23	0.32
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.2	1.8
Right	1.7	1.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	42	44
Right	40	44

How the passenger-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 X1 conducted by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	VTF2304
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	3
Left (cm)	4
Center (cm)	6
Right (cm)	7
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-5
Rearward (cm)	-9
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTF2304
Head
HIC-15	267
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	15
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	37
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.9
Femur force - right (kN)	1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	2
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.43
Maximum tibia index - right	0.64
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	57
Right	100

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4-door 4wd

The BMW X1 was redesigned for the 2023 model year. Side 2.0 ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 X1 conducted by BMW as part of side crash test verification.

Driver injury measures
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	VTS2308
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-22.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTS2308
Head
HIC-15	107
Peak gs at hard contact	48
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	24
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	28
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.32
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.34
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	3.1

Passenger injury measures

Test ID	VTS2308
Head
HIC-15	173
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	15
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	29
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.35
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.28
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	4.3

How the side crash test is conducted

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating

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 never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on both right curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2023-24 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	99.8 m	None
Straightaway left edge	60.6 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	69.5 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	68.6 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	58.6 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	59.7 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	139.0 m
Straightaway left edge	141.0 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	73.7 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	74.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	60.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	62.1 m

How headlights are evaluated

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

standard Active Driving Assistant

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to all 2023-24 models

Superior

Crossing child

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

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, this vehicle avoided a collision. A warning was issued 2 seconds before impact.

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (night)

Night

System details

standard Active Driving Assistant

Overall evaluation

Includes high-beam assist credit

This rating applies to all 2023-24 models

Superior

Crossing adult

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

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 1.9 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision and a warning was issued 1.4 seconds before impact.

How front crash prevention is evaluated

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Overall evaluation
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration	Long enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)	None

Technical measurements for this test

Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h	52 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h	54 dB
Difference between background and signal	2.0 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h	54 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h	56 dB
Difference between background and signal	1.8 dB
Dominant audio frequency	880 Hz

How seat belt reminders are evaluated

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	XDrive28i
Seat type	leather

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.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	XDrive28i
Seat type	leather

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

1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	79
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	79
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes

Seat position 22

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	Yes

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	77
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	78
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes

How child seat anchors are evaluated