CAUTION: The kinetic energy a vehicle must absorb in a crash test increases with vehicle weight, so barrier tests are more demanding of heavier vehicles. But people in heavier vehicles in real-world, 2-vehicle crashes typically fare better than people in lighter vehicles (in many single-vehicle crashes, weight offers no safety advantage). This is why test results shouldn't be compared among vehicles with large weight differences.

Frontal offset crash details: measures of occupant compartment intrusion and injury measures

Crashworthiness Evaluations:
MIDSIZE UTILITY VEHICLES

Crashworthiness refers to how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated aspects of the crashworthiness of 14 midsize utility vehicle designs representing 20 current models.

Each vehicle's crashworthiness evaluation is based on performance in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test. Ratings depend on how well the structure/safety cage protects the occupant compartment, the risk of injury measured for an average-size male, and how well the restraint system controls occupant movement. Rankings of vehicles with similar overall crash test ratings are based on how well head restraints and bumpers are designed to prevent neck injuries in rear-end crashes and property damage in low-speed crashes.

Click on the vehicle names below for detailed test performance including photographs taken during and after the crash.

CURRENT MODELS:
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