BMW Test 5 Series Touring E39 1997 - 2000 Universal

Crash Test BMW 5 Touring Series 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000: Laboratory Car Safety Assessment: Rating in points, test report (photo and video crash test)
25%
Driver and passengers
8%
Pedestrians

Protection of the driver and passenger

driver Damage at Lobby Shoot
Frosting, driver
passenger Damage at Lobby
Front Punch, Passenger
driver damage with lateral impact
Side blow, driver
Fine - Fine
Good - Good
Satisfactorily - Satisfactorily
Badly - Badly
Very bad - Very bad

Children's holding devices

Child up to 18 months BMW Junior, face forward
Child older than 3 years BMW Junior, face forward

Safety pedestrians

the result of the crash test is excellent - Fine
the result of the crash test is good - Good
the result of the crash test is satisfactory - Satisfactorily

Comments:

After the initial test, when airbags worked with the intake, the manufacturer made changes to the design of the car. The changes included a new collision sensor, safety belt load limiters and additional welding places for legs. Here are the results of the test of the modified vehicle. With a frontal blow, the upper part of the driver's body was protected well, and with a side level, the level of protection corresponded to the requirements of 1998. The side airbag for head protection also showed a good result. However, pedestrian protection turned out to be bad - the bumper and the hood is recognized as especially attendant.

Front punch:

When the doorway strikes, the doorway was not strong, and the body structure remained holistic. Front airbags showed a good result, and the safety belt load limiters reduced the risk of damage identified at the initial test. In the knee zone, hard items were found, the blow of which can lead to injury knees, top of the feet or driver's pelvis.

Security of passenger children:

The pictogram of the European Association of Manufacturers (ASEA) on the Central Rack and Text Communication in English and German Languages \u200b\u200bwarn the driver about the danger of the installation of the children's chair "against the direction of movement" in the forefront. However, they do not mention the likelihood of hazardous injuries with such an installation. In addition, experts noted the short period of warnings - textual can be lost when replacing windshield. Both children were placed in BMW Junior chairs installed "in the direction of movement" equipped with additional floor supports that prevent excessive displacement in a collision. However, these chairs did not meet the requirements due to the lack of color marking the trajectory of seat belt. Each chair reliably fixed his passenger's head when hit by side.

Side strike:

Side airbags for breast protection and heads were included in the basic equipment of the car. The latter are designed to prevent head impact on objects outside the car. However, in 1998, a special test for testing their effectiveness was not carried out, therefore, the overall rating of the car did not affect their presence. When you hit the side of the side, the back door opened, because of what the unassembled passengers could fall out of the car. The chest airbag was protected by hand, ribs and the abdominal driver, but its effectiveness did not reach the best results identified in this class of cars.

Pedestrian safety:

The manufacturer must pay more attention to this aspect. The front of the car was especially attendant: 12 out of 18 control points were low estimated.

General information about the car

Roelf location Left
Tested model BMW 520i
Body type 4-door sedan
Year of data publishing 1998
Curb weight 1485
The results are valid for VIN, starting with ... WBADD11000BN64341.

Safety systems:

Pretensels of front seat belts There is
Front Belts Load Loaders There is
Driver Front Airbag There is
Passenger Front Airbag There is
Side airbags There is
Side Head Airbags There is
Driver's knees and feet airbag No

Photo crash test