For enhanced safety, the front and second-row seat shoulder belts of the Lincoln Aviator have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Ford Mustang Mach-E doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.
The Lincoln Aviator has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags help prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Mustang Mach-E doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.
When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Aviator’s optional Hill Descent Control allows you to creep down safely. The Mustang Mach-E doesn’t offer Hill Descent Control.
Both the Aviator and the Mustang Mach-E have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, 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, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available all wheel drive.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Lincoln Aviator is safer than the Ford Mustang Mach-E:
|
Aviator |
Mustang Mach-E |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
131 |
170 |
Neck Compression |
13 lbs. |
45 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
196/188 lbs. |
353/404 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
Chest Compression |
.4 inches |
.5 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
41.4% |
58.9% |
Neck Stress |
156 lbs. |
159 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 Lincoln Aviator is safer than the Ford Mustang Mach-E:
|
Aviator |
Mustang Mach-E |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Abdominal Force |
161 lbs. |
177 lbs. |
Hip Force |
224 lbs. |
249 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
86 |
93 |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
288 |
412 |
Spine Acceleration |
39 G’s |
45 G’s |
Hip Force |
573 lbs. |
820 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Lincoln Aviator is safer than the Mustang Mach-E:
|
Aviator |
Mustang Mach-E |
Overall Evaluation |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Structure |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
|
Driver Injury Measures |
|
Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Head Injury Criterion |
86 |
115 |
Neck Tension |
223 lbs. |
357 lbs. |
Torso |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Shoulder Deflection |
.91 in |
1.42 in |
Shoulder Force |
134 lbs. |
268 lbs. |
Torso Max Deflection |
1.06 in |
1.42 in |
Torso Deflection Rate |
5 MPH |
9 MPH |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |
|
Passenger Injury Measures |
|
Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Torso |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Pelvis |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |