2016 Ford Fusion Energi

midsize car / 4-door sedan

Plug-in hybrid

Crash avoidance & mitigation

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

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.

Headlights

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

Trim level(s)

  • SE trim equipped with Driver Assist package
  • Titanium trim equipped with Driver Assist package
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen projector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler 0 ft 100 ft 200 ft 300 ft 400 ft 500 ft 600 ft Low beams Optimal low-beam illumination High beams Optimal high-beam illumination High-beam assist credit

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right 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 both sides of the road. 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
Trim level(s)
  • SE trim equipped with Driver Assist package
  • Titanium trim equipped with Driver Assist package
Low-beam headlight type Halogen projector
High-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
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 73.6 m None
Straightaway left edge 48.8 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 44.2 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 42.4 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 36.4 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 34.1 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 134.5 m
Straightaway left edge 131.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 60.8 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 61.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 45.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 45.8 m

Trim level(s)

  • SE trim
  • Titanium trim
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen projector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler 0 ft 100 ft 200 ft 300 ft 400 ft 500 ft 600 ft Low beams Optimal low-beam illumination High beams Optimal high-beam illumination

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

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • SE trim
  • Titanium trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen projector
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 73.6 m None
Straightaway left edge 48.8 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 44.2 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 42.4 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 36.4 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 34.1 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 134.5 m
Straightaway left edge 131.3 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 60.8 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 61.5 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 45.9 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 45.8 m

How headlights are evaluated

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Collision Warning with Brake Support

Package name

  • Optional Adaptive Cruise Control and Forward Collision Warning

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2016 models

Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

How front crash prevention is evaluated