2025 Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Whiplash prevention
A

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Whiplash prevention

Tested seat type: Power synthetic leather seat
Rating applies to 2025 models

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A
Technical measurements for this test

16 km/h load case (simulated 32 km/h impact)

Injury metric Demerits
Group 1: Head and spine support
Head-pelvis relative velocity 2.3 0
Head contact time 60
Group 2: Upper neck load and moment management
Max Nkm 0.31 1
Upper neck tension 414
Group 3: Management of energy transferred to the occupant
T1 X maximum acceleration 13.3 2
Pelvis displacement (min) -143
Total 3

24 km/h load case (simulated 48 km/h impact)

Injury metric Demerits
Group 1: Head and spine support
Head-pelvis relative velocity 2.8 0
Head contact time 60
Group 2: Upper neck load and moment management
Max Nkm 0.30 0
Upper neck tension 310
Group 3: Management of energy transferred to the occupant
T1 X maximum acceleration 16.4 2
Pelvis displacement (min) -186
Total 2
Total demerits 5

About the whiplash prevention test