The Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) shared reasonable overlap crash take a look at outcomes for seven EVs right this moment, lots of which have by no means been evaluated by IIHS earlier than. The Tesla Cybertruck, Volkswagen ID Buzz, BMW i4, Tesla Mannequin 3, Ford F-150 Lightning, Nissan Ariya, and Chevrolet Blazer EV make up the autos that confronted off in opposition to the IIHS’ deformable barrier, and the outcomes have been blended. 4 of the seven EVs achieved the IIHS’ highest score of fine within the up to date reasonable overlap take a look at, whereas one scored the second-highest score of acceptable, one earned the second-lowest score of marginal, and one obtained the bottom doable score of poor. Every automobile was additionally evaluated on the efficiency of their headlights, and the efficiency of their pedestrian crash avoidance methods.
The IIHS’ up to date reasonable overlap crash take a look at simulates an offset crash between two autos touring in reverse instructions, like if somebody crossed over the middle line on a two-lane street, at a 40% overlap at slightly below 40 miles per hour. It was up to date and made more difficult in 2022 with the inclusion of a small girl or 12-year-old child-sized crash take a look at dummy within the rear seat in addition to a median measurement male dummy within the driver’s seat.
Up to date reasonable overlap outcomes
The most typical purpose for autos to wrestle within the up to date reasonable overlap take a look at is excessive damage metrics on the dummy situated within the rear seat. The Cybertruck, ID Buzz, i4, and Blazer EV all earned the best score of fine on this take a look at, so all of them supply wonderful safety for entrance and rear-seat occupants on this take a look at, and good safety for entrance and rear occupants in the same real-world crash. It must be famous that this take a look at solely applies to Tesla Cybertrucks that have been manufactured after April 2025, since that is when Tesla made modifications to the Cybertruck’s frontal underbody construction.
Tesla’s facelifted Mannequin 3 obtained the second-highest score of acceptable as a result of the smaller dummy within the rear confirmed a “considerably elevated threat of chest accidents on account of excessive belt forces.” The Nissan Ariya earned the second-lowest score of marginal within the up to date reasonable overlap entrance crash take a look at as a result of the rear-seat dummy confirmed {that a} equally sized human would face a excessive threat of chest accidents as a result of seatbelt.
Then there’s the Ford F-150 Lightning, which earned the bottom rating of poor as a result of the rear-seat dummy confirmed a excessive threat of chest accidents, in addition to a excessive threat of accidents to the pinnacle or neck. The lap belt of the rear dummy’s seatbelt additionally slipped off of the dummy’s pelvis throughout the influence and onto the stomach, which will increase the chance of inner accidents.
Headlight score outcomes
Not one of the autos evaluated on this take a look at earned a superb score for the efficacy of their headlights. The IIHS evaluates a automobile’s headlights by measuring the gap over which the headlights present satisfactory illumination on each straightaways and curves. It additionally checks the headlights or extreme ranges of glare that will dazzle oncoming drivers.
Neither the BMW i4’s normal or optionally available headlights carried out properly within the IIHS headlight analysis. The usual system obtained the bottom score of poor, and the optionally available system got here in a single rung larger at marginal. Each present insufficient illumination on the excessive beam setting, and the usual headlight system creates extreme glare with its low beams, too.
The Tesla Cybertruck earned a poor score within the IIHS’ headlight analysis checks as a result of its headlights trigger considerably extreme glare for different motorists. The Volkswagen ID Buzz, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Tesla Mannequin 3, Nissan Ariya, and Ford F-150 Lightning all achieved the second-highest score of acceptable within the IIHS’ headlight analysis.
Entrance pedestrian accident avoidance system take a look at outcomes
Each mannequin evaluated on this set of checks both earned a superb or acceptable score for his or her entrance pedestrian crash prevention methods. Every system is evaluated on its efficiency in 10 recreations of real-world situations. The one take a look at situation carried out in daylight is a child-sized dummy operating out into the road from behind a parked automotive, carried out at 12 mph and at 25 mph. Nighttime situations are all carried out with each the automobile’s low beams on, and once more with the automobile’s excessive beams on. The primary situation is an unobstructed adult-sized dummy crossing a road at nighttime, and the take a look at is carried out with low beams and excessive beams at each 12 and 25 mph. There may be additionally a parallel take a look at, the place autos drive towards an adult-sized dummy strolling in the identical path of journey because the automotive at evening, carried out at 25 mph and at 37 mph with each excessive and low beams energetic.
The BMW i4 noticed the IIHS’ highest score of fine within the entrance crash prevention take a look at, the place it both prevented or vastly decreased the velocity of influence with a crossing baby dummy in daylight, a crossing grownup at evening, and a parallel influence with an grownup at evening. The Tesla Cybertruck, Ford F-150 Lightning, Nissan Ariya, and Tesla Mannequin 3 all earned good scores within the IIHS’ entrance pedestrian crash prevention checks, however solely the Teslas prevented hitting the pedestrian dummies in each single take a look at. The opposite automobiles prevented collision in most checks, and tremendously decreased the velocity of influence in others.
The Volkswagen ID Buzz and Chevrolet Blazer EV each earned acceptable scores within the entrance pedestrian crash prevention checks, with the ID Buzz solely avoiding collision in 4 out of the IIHS’ 10 checks. The Blazer EV prevented collision in all however two of the ten situations, but it surely nonetheless hit the pedestrian dummy strolling parallel in the identical path because the automotive at evening at 18 mph, and its pre-impact driver warnings have been too late.
Head to the IIHS web site for the complete detailed breakdown of every automobile’s efficiency in these checks, in addition to the reason of how autos are evaluated, and detailed take a look at protocol and technical info. A lot of the autos evaluated on this cycle are additionally rated on their seat belt reminder methods and the benefit of use of their LATCH automotive seat methods, which may be discovered on the IIHS web site as properly.
