For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Honda Pilot are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The BMW X5 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.
Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the Pilot deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The Pilot’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The X5’s airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.
Both the Pilot and the X5 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, available all wheel drive and rear parking sensors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Honda Pilot is safer than the BMW X5:
|
Pilot |
X5 |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
149 |
209 |
Neck Injury Risk |
28% |
34% |
Neck Stress |
189 lbs. |
308 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
46 lbs. |
112 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
46/243 lbs. |
636/584 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
216 |
342 |
Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.8 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
35% |
35% |
Neck Stress |
116 lbs. |
220 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
478/436 lbs. |
527/418 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, results indicate that the Honda Pilot is safer than the BMW X5:
|
Pilot |
X5 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Chest Movement |
.6 inches |
.6 inches |
Abdominal Force |
101 G’s |
130 G’s |
Hip Force |
269 lbs. |
279 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
304 lbs. |
584 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.