The Edge’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Q3 doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.
Both the Edge 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, all wheel drive, 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 and available front 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 Ford Edge is safer than the Audi Q3:
|
Edge |
Q3 |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
212 |
326 |
Neck Injury Risk |
22.4% |
39% |
Neck Stress |
229 lbs. |
343 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
21 lbs. |
35 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
282 |
346 |
Chest Compression |
.4 inches |
.6 inches |
Neck Compression |
44 lbs. |
83 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
145/201 lbs. |
261/249 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 Edge is safer than the Audi Q3:
|
Edge |
Q3 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
84 |
88 |
Hip Force |
192 lbs. |
333 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
103 |
159 |
Spine Acceleration |
41 G’s |
43 G’s |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
257 |
504 |
Spine Acceleration |
38 G’s |
47 G’s |
Hip Force |
425 lbs. |
485 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 available headlight’s “Acceptable” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Edge the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2022, a rating granted to only 174 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Q3 last would have qualified as a “Top Safety Pick” in 2019.