WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – The 2023 BMW X3 compact sport-utility vehicle (SUV), which BMW dubs an AAV (all-activity vehicle), has earned a TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS).
This is the top safety award from the organization.
To qualify for TOP SAFETY PICK+ in 2023, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, original moderate overlap front and updated side tests.
Acceptable or good headlights must be standard across all trims, and a front crash prevention system that earns advanced or superior ratings in both the daytime and nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations must be available.
In contrast, for the lower-tier TOP SAFETY PICK award, an acceptable rating in the updated side test is enough, and vehicles only need to demonstrate advanced or superior performance in the daytime pedestrian test.
The BMW X3 meets all the requirements for the “plus,” with a standard front crash prevention system that earns superior ratings in both the daytime and nighttime evaluations and good-rated headlights supplied on all trims.
