For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Acura ILX 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 3 Series Sedan doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.
Both the ILX and the 3 Series Sedan have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, 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 BMW 3 Series Sedan:
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ILX |
3 Series Sedan |
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Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
57/324 lbs. |
201/230 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 Acura ILX is safer than the BMW 3 Series Sedan:
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ILX |
3 Series Sedan |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Abdominal Force |
143 G’s |
179 G’s |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.