April 24, 2019—The 2019 BMW X5 has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK+ award.
The redesigned X5 earns good ratings in all six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations. These include the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.
The X5 comes standard with a superior-rated front crash prevention system. Its two optional systems also rate superior. All three systems avoided collisions in 12 mph and 25 mph IIHS track tests and have a forward collision warning component that meets the criteria set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The SUV earns a good rating for headlights that come with the Executive trim or as an option that can be added to other trims. Its base headlights earn a poor rating, largely due to excessive glare from the low beams. Both headlight systems feature high-beam assist, a system that automatically switches between high beams and low beams, depending on the presence of other vehicles.
