Compare the2022 Ford Bronco SportVS 2022 Lexus UX

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Servicing Ease
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Bronco Sport are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The UX doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Bronco Sport. But it costs extra on the UX.

Both the Bronco Sport and the UX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available 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 Ford Bronco Sport is safer than the Lexus UX:

	Bronco Sport	UX
OVERALL STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
Neck Injury Risk	26%	33%
Neck Stress	178 lbs.	371 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	123/237 lbs.	376/433 lbs.
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	153	290
Chest Compression	.6 inches	.7 inches
Neck Compression	54 lbs.	94 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	385/291 lbs.	345/566 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 Ford Bronco Sport is safer than the Lexus UX:

	Bronco Sport	UX
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	205 lbs.	323 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Spine Acceleration	33 G’s	46 G’s
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	255	292
Spine Acceleration	35 G’s	44 G’s
Hip Force	512 lbs.	919 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system, its standard vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention system, and its standard headlight’s “Good” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Bronco Sport its highest rating: “Top Pick Plus” for 2021, a rating granted to only 76 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The UX is only a standard “Top Pick” for 2021.

Warranty

There are over 12 times as many Ford dealers as there are Lexus dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Bronco Sport’s warranty.

Reliability

The Bronco Sport has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The UX doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the truck’s engine.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Bronco Sport’s reliability 28 points higher than the UX.

Engine

The Bronco Sport’s standard 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder produces 12 more horsepower (181 vs. 169) and 39 lbs.-ft. more torque (190 vs. 151) than the UX 200’s standard 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder. The Bronco Sport Badlands’ standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 69 more horsepower (250 vs. 181) than the UX 250h’s standard 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Car and Driver the Ford Bronco Sport turbo 3 cyl. is faster than the UX 200 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder:

	Bronco Sport	UX
Zero to 60 MPH	8.2 sec	8.5 sec
5 to 60 MPH Rolling Start	8.7 sec	8.8 sec
Quarter Mile	16.3 sec	16.6 sec
Top Speed	125 MPH	118 MPH

As tested in Motor Trend the Bronco Sport Badlands 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder is faster than the UX 250h 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder hybrid:

	Bronco Sport	UX
Zero to 60 MPH	6.5 sec	8.3 sec
Quarter Mile	15.3 sec	16.3 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	87.8 MPH	87.3 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

Regardless of its engine, the Bronco Sport’s engine automatically turns off when the vehicle is stopped, saving fuel and reducing pollution. If the conditions warrant or the driver wishes, the system can be manually disabled at any time for the duration of a trip. Lexus only offers an automatic engine start/stop system on the UX Hybrid, and doesn’t offer a disable button, and the UX models that do have start/stop don't offer a disable feature.

The Bronco Sport has 5.4 gallons more fuel capacity than the UX Hybrid’s standard fuel tank (16 vs. 10.6 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups. The Bronco Sport has 3.6 gallons more fuel capacity than the UX’s standard fuel tank (16 vs. 12.4 gallons).

The Bronco Sport has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The UX doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

Brakes and Stopping

The Bronco Sport stops much shorter than the UX:

	Bronco Sport	UX
70 to 0 MPH	163 feet	171 feet	Car and Driver
60 to 0 MPH	126 feet	137 feet	Consumer Reports
60 to 0 MPH (Wet)	135 feet	143 feet	Consumer Reports

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Bronco Sport’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the UX (235/65R17 vs. 225/50R18).

The Bronco Sport offers an optional full size spare tire so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the UX; it requires you to depend on its run-flat tires, which limits mileage and speed before they are repaired. If a run-flat is damaged beyond repair by a road hazard your vehicle will have to be towed.

Suspension and Handling

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Bronco Sport’s wheelbase is 1.2 inches longer than on the UX (105.1 inches vs. 103.9 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Bronco Sport is 2.4 inches wider in the front and 1.8 inches wider in the rear than on the UX.

Chassis

The Bronco Sport is 4.3 inches shorter than the UX, making the Bronco Sport easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The front grille of the Bronco Sport uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The UX doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

Passenger Space

The Bronco Sport has 15.3 cubic feet more passenger volume than the UX (105.7 vs. 90.4).

The Bronco Sport has 4.3 inches more front headroom, .4 inches more front legroom, 1.4 inches more front hip room, 2.3 inches more front shoulder room, 5.4 inches more rear headroom, 3.8 inches more rear legroom, 1.1 inches more rear hip room and 2.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the UX.

Cargo Capacity

The Bronco Sport has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the UX (32.5 vs. 17.1 cubic feet).

The Bronco Sport’s rear cargo window opens separately from the rest of the liftgate door to allow quicker loading of small packages. The UX’s rear cargo window doesn’t open.

Towing

The Bronco Sport Badlands offers up to a 2200 lbs. towing capacity. The UX has no towing capacity.

Optional Trailer Sway Control on the Bronco Sport uses the AdvanceTrac® sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The UX doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Servicing Ease

The Bronco Sport uses gas struts to support the hood for easier service access. The UX uses a prop rod to support its heavy hood. It takes two hands to open the hood and set the prop rod, the prop rod gets in the way during maintenance and service, and the prop rod could be knocked out, causing the heavy hood to fall on the person maintaining or servicing the car.

Ergonomics

The power windows standard on both the Bronco Sport and the UX have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Bronco Sport is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The UX prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the Bronco Sport’s available exterior PIN entry system. The UX doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system.

The Bronco Sport’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The UX’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

The Bronco Sport Outer Banks/Badlands/First Edition has a 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The UX doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

Recommendations

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Ford Bronco Sport and the Lexus UX, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Ford Bronco Sport outsold the Lexus UX by almost five to one during the 2021 model year.