2021 Ford Bronco driver-side small overlap IIHS crash test

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2021 Ford Bronco 40 mph driver-side small overlap IIHS crash test

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Full ratings from this morning's press release:

The new 2021 Ford Bronco 4-door, a midsize SUV, falls short of an award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety because its head restraints fail to provide good protection against whiplash injuries and its headlights provide inadequate illumination on curves.

To qualify for either of the Institute’s two awards, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests. They must also be available with a front crash prevention system that earns advanced or superior ratings in both the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations.

The Bronco earns good ratings for five out of six crashworthiness tests. However, it earns a lower rating of acceptable in the head restraint test because the neck of the test dummy was subject to moderate force in a simulated rear-end crash.

IIHS evaluates the geometry of head restraints in passenger vehicles based on the height and backset relative to an average-size male. A restraint should be at least as high as the head's center of gravity, or about 3.5 inches below the top of the head. The backset, or distance behind the head, should be as small as possible. The Bronco meets these criteria. However, in a test simulating a stationary vehicle being struck from behind by a vehicle of the same weight traveling 20 mph, the seat did not provide enough support for the occupant’s head and neck to earn a good rating.

The Bronco’s two available front crash prevention systems also meet the award criteria with superior and advanced ratings in the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian tests. However, the two available headlight systems fall short.

For the lower-tier Top Safety Pick award, at least one good or acceptable headlight system must be available. For the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ good or acceptable headlights must be standard across all trims.

Both headlight systems available on the Bronco earn marginal ratings because their low beams do not illuminate the road to a far enough distance on curves.

iihs-hldi

For the Jeep lovers who claimed: “How can they fit side airbags in the Jeep if it only has a roll cage?” Ford did it. Your argument is invalid.

ford

I love it when you can instantly tell when a vehicle performs safely. That looked like a very smooth and controlled deflection.

krudmuphinstudioz

Keeping the head away from the A pillar was great. It's amazing how many modern cars still get high scores when it looks like they slip right off the left side of the airbag and there isn't enough to catch them.

StalePhish

Well done Ford. Always very impressive when the windshield doesn't even crack in a head on collision.

UserNamedNone

I’m very impressed, it did far better than the Jeep Wrangler

joskjj

Looks like a strong A-pillar. Haven't seen a large SUV bounce off that barrier like that since the Volvo XC90. Most have slight deformation of the cabin, roof, door, etc

IanFrancisco-CAPianoman

Performed way better than I thought it would

denisvishanski

I was afraid at first but now I can rest knowing the Bronco is very safe! Haha! It is painful to see this considering how hard it is to find Broncos and the IIHS has to get a hold of one in order to crash test it. That's one good Bronco wasted. But how would we ever know its ratings if they don't get one to test? Hopefully the Bronco Sport and Maverick will do just as well. Considering I have a Maverick on order, I really want to know the ratings on that. Please be good! Don't let me down Ford!!!

CJDiecast

That 3rd brake light was having a great time lol

Julian-dobv

i figured the bronco would crash better than the wrangler, but this is night and day. incredible performance for a car that’s like half removable

maximilianoluera

That did a great job. The rebound is also good as if you were say, on a one or two lane road, the vehicle would had kept moving forwards and get out of the way of anyone else oncoming. Other vehicles in this test spin out of control and leave their side vulnerable to oncoming traffic, which can cause multiple accidents.

FrozenDount