The ILX’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the A4 and is not available with Premium.
Both the ILX and the A4 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available blind spot warning systems 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 Acura ILX is safer than the Audi A4:
|
ILX |
A4 |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
Neck Injury Risk |
26% |
26% |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
57/324 lbs. |
431/395 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
211 |
236 |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
1 inches |
Neck Compression |
40 lbs. |
47 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 Acura ILX is safer than the Audi A4:
|
ILX |
A4 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Chest Movement |
.9 inches |
1.1 inches |
Abdominal Force |
143 G’s |
219 G’s |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
699 lbs. |
777 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
299 |
333 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.