2025 Ford F-150 Lightning

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Fully electric
2025 Ford F-150 Lightning Crew cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Moderate overlap front: updated test
P

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteriaRating
Headlights
A
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system
G

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
Seat belt reminders
G
LATCH ease of use
M

Key

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Marginal
  • Poor

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning Supercrew 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2025 models

The Ford F-150 Lightning, an all-electric variant of the F-150, was introduced in the 2022 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
P
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Thigh/hip
G
Leg/foot
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
M
Chest
P
Thigh
G
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
P

View of the vehicle after the crash showing the airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

The rear passenger dummy's head remained a safe distance from the front seatback.

Rear passenger dummy injury values indicate a moderate risk of injury to the head or neck and a likelihood of injury to the chest. During the crash, the shoulder belt moved too far upward toward the dummy’s neck, compromising the effectiveness of the rear restraint system.

The rear passenger dummy's lap belt moved from the ideal position on the pelvis onto the abdomen, increasing the risk of abdominal injuries.

Early in the crash, a temporary restriction in deployment of the side curtain airbag occurred.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEF2541
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 5
Center (cm) 5
Right (cm) 7
Brake pedal (cm) 3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 2
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEF2541
Head
HIC-15 241
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 19
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 21
Femur (kN)
Left 0.1
Right 0.5
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.17
Right 0.37
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.4
Right 4.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 61
Right 88

Rear passenger injury measures

Test ID CEF2541
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.6
Compression (kN) 0.0
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Chest
Chest index 51
Shoulder belt tension (kN) 5.6
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression 0.2
Right femur compression 0.1

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Headlights

Trim level(s): All trims

Evaluation criteriaRating
Low-beam headlight typeLED projector
High-beam headlight typeLED projector
Curve-adaptive?Yes
High-beam assist?Yes
Overall rating
A
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler 0 ft 100 ft 200 ft 300 ft 400 ft 500 ft 600 ft Low beams Optimal low-beam illumination High beams Optimal high-beam illumination High-beam assist credit

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves, fair on the sharp left curve and inadequate on the gradual left curve.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on the gradual right curve.

Technical measurements for this test
Evaluation criteria Measurement
Trim level(s)
  • All trims
Low-beam headlight type LED projector
High-beam headlight type LED projector
Curve-adaptive? Yes
High-beam assist? Yes
Overall rating
Applies to 2025 models
A
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 76.5 m None
Straightaway left edge 48.7 m None
250m radius right curve, left edge 68.2 m None
250m radius left curve, right edge 43.3 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 62.1 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 45.2 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 146.2 m
Straightaway left edge 124.7 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 84.5 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 81.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 68.2 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 65.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

System details

  • standard Pre-collision assist w/AEB
Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Includes high-beam assist credit
Rating applies to all 2025 models

Crossing child — day

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult — night

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult — night

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 32 mph when using its high beams and a warning was issued 1.6 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 35 mph and a warning was issued 1.2 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2025 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
DurationLong enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 60 seconds
Belt disengaged alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 30 seconds
Volume
Audio frequency
Technical measurements for this test
Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h 48 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h 63 dB
Difference between background and signal 14.6 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h 52 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h 62 dB
Difference between background and signal 10.3 dB
Dominant audio frequency 736 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2025 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
M
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware. It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

1 2 3
Rating iconRating
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

PositionRating
1
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
2
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
none available
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) -2-0
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 80
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) -2-0
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 78
Tether anchor
Location Back wall
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH		 Yes

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Back wall
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH		 Yes

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) -2-0
Force (lbs) 1
Clearance angle (degrees) 70
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) -2-0
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 72
Tether anchor
Location Back wall
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH		 Yes

About the child seat anchor evaluation