2015 Lincoln MKX

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
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
Basic

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Ford Edge 4-door 2WD
Rating applies to 2015 models

The Ford Edge and its twin, the Lincoln MKX, were introduced in the 2007 model year and restyled for the 2011 model year. The Edge was redesigned for 2015, but the MKX remains unchanged from 2014 models. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are based on a test of a 2007 Ford Edge.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
A
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 CEF0701
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 3
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 9
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1
Right (cm) 1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0701
Head
HIC-15 547
Peak gs at hard contact 81
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 9
Maximum Nij 0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm) 38
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 2.4
Femur force - right (kN) 1.3
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.40
Maximum tibia index - right 0.77
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 90
Right 130

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Ford Edge 4-door 2WD with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2015 models

The Ford Edge and its twin, the Lincoln MKX, were introduced in the 2007 model year and restyled for the 2011 model year. The Edge was redesigned for 2015, but the MKX remains unchanged from 2014 models. Side ratings are based on a test of a 2007 Ford Edge.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
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 CES0702
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -9.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0702
Head HIC-15 176
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 21
Average deflection (mm) 17
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.21
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8
Combined force (kN) 3.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.3
L-M moment (Nm) 140
A-P moment (Nm) 31

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0702
Head HIC-15 208
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 31
Average deflection (mm) 23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.70
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.33
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.8
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.6
Combined force (kN) 2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 84
A-P moment (Nm) 36

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2011 Ford Edge SEL 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2015 models

Rating applies to both the tested Ford Edge (2011-14 models built after February 2011) and the structurally similar Lincoln MKX (2011-15 models built after February 2011).

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 4,330 lbs
Peak force 20,347 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.70

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat with 4-way head restraint built after Oct 2011

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seat with 4-way head restraint mfg after Oct 2011
Geometry
Backset (mm) 22
Distance below top of head (mm) 16
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 9.0
Head contact time (ms) 72
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 20
Max neck tension (N) 489

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

Package name

  • optional 101A + Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning for 2014 models
  • optional Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Brake Support for 2015 Models
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
Applies to 2014-15 models
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test