For enhanced safety, the front shoulder belts of the Buick Encore are height-adjustable, and the rear seat shoulder belts have child comfort guides to move the belt to properly fit children. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages children to buckle up. The Audi Q3 has only front height-adjustable seat belts.
Both the Encore and the Q3 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive, collision warning systems, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rear parking sensors and rear cross-path warning.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Buick Encore is safer than the Audi Q3:
|
Encore |
Q3 |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
122 |
326 |
Neck Injury Risk |
26% |
39% |
Neck Stress |
298 lbs. |
343 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
12 lbs. |
35 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
207 |
346 |
Chest Compression |
.3 inches |
.6 inches |
Neck Stress |
122 lbs. |
186 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Buick Encore is safer than the Audi Q3:
|
Encore |
Q3 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
73 |
88 |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.7 inches |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
100 |
159 |
Spine Acceleration |
33 G’s |
43 G’s |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
382 |
504 |
Spine Acceleration |
46 G’s |
47 G’s |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.