Crash Test of 2001-2005 BMW 3 Series w/sab

Car details
Hand of driveLHD
Body type4-door saloon
Year of publication2001
Kerb weight1330
VIN from which rating applies316i, model code: ER11, VIN: KC16362 318i, model code: AY71, VIN: FZ41627, CJ67330
Comments
Euro NCAP allowed BMW to retest the 3-series after it improved side impact protection and attended to a door latch release problem. Even so, the car only just did well enough to merit a four-star rating. The driver risked chest injury in the frontal impact, and protection for his legs was mediocre. In the side impact, he risked abdominal injury. Finally, protection for pedestrians was also disappointing.

Front impact
The front seat belts were fitted with load limiters and pre-tensioners. But despite these the driver suffered a quite high chest loading. The knee impact area had hard points that could damage his knees and thighs. The centre rear belt was lap-only and provided inferior protection to that of a three-point belt. .

Side impact
The drivers head and pelvis were well protected, but the load on his abdomen was high. The rear of the door-mounted thorax airbag did not fully deploy which allowed his two top ribs to be loaded by the side wing of the seat, while his abdomen was loaded by the thoracic airbag, supported by the seat wing. A head protection airbag tube is fitted as standard and this performed well in the pole test. A rear door latch released and Euro NCAP allowed a retest following a process change to correct this.

Child occupant
The 3-series has a passengers front airbag as standard, which poses a danger for a child placed in a rear-facing restraint on the front seat. There was no clear and permanent warning of this danger and BMW needs to take this matter more seriously. BMW Junior-Seats with ISOFIX fittings were used. These failed to contain the childrens heads in the tests with the exception of the younger ones in the frontal impact. The ISOFIX mountings were designed to prevent the seats being used with only one side engaged, to discourage misuse. However, the belt routing labels were incorrectly coloured and not permanent.

Pedestrian
The 3-series did little to protect pedestrians: its front was very uncompromising. Only the bonnet where a childs head would most likely strike gave any cushioning.

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[filipemal]

This BMW 3 series is from 1998 to 2001 and not 2001 - 2005!

[firedemon101]

And where you got that information from ?

[filipemal]

From the video! The front lights and the lateral indicators lights is different!

Ps. Im portuguese, i tried to write correctly.

[firedemon101]

ok it there is a 1997 - 2000 model , 2001 - 2005 model and 2006 - Present model and as qutoted by EuroNcap this is a registered 2001 model which runs till the 2005 model

[harwell299]

trust me...i'd rather be in an

accident in this car than anything

other car!

[PedAdvocate]

Do the newer models do better for pedestrians?

[PeeEsPee]

Which pixel was the BMW?

[Annihilator1111]

the 1998-2005 BMW 3 Series was assembled in

Leipzig, Germany

Munich, Germany

Regensburg, Germany

Rosslyn, South Africa

6th of October City, Egypt

Kaliningrad, Russia

Shenyang, China

[ProstownikXDD]

Polish FSO polonez came out better at this speed.

[spoonerdee]

E46 started in 1999. Production dates might read late 1998 but it was the 1999 model. The 1998 BMW 3 series was the E36 not E46. This car is a pre face lift E46 which means its year range is from 1999 to 2001.

[jonas4life5]

ewwwwwwwwww scince

[TheGeeksftw]

@firedemon101 Its 1998 to 2001 Bmw E46 3 series . There's always Google

[kupson666]

@firedemon101

Headlights are clearly pre 2002, so it is 1998-2001 model.

[doldei]

@Speedless73 I do own a KTM dirt\dual bicycle , wich I ride not so often as I did , still I can pull out some insane roller coaster manuals though ... did you just gessed that too ?

[Speedless73]

@doldei

what you own now? a subaru or a bmw? or a bicycle?