2014 Acura ILX

small car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle	Not available

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura ILX 4-door

The Acura ILX was introduced in the 2013 model year and is derived from the Honda Civic. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1121
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	5
Left (cm)	6
Center (cm)	6
Right (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	-1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1121
Head
HIC-15	275
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm)	31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.28
Maximum tibia index - right	0.73
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	5.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	64
Right	75

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura ILX 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Acura ILX was introduced in the 2013 model year and is derived from the Honda Civic. Side impact ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1121
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1121
Head HIC-15	298
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	38
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	30
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.67
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.41
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.0
Combined force (kN)	4.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	40
A-P moment (Nm)	147

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1121
Head HIC-15	161
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	43
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	31
Average deflection (mm)	24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.48
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.37
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.1
Combined force (kN)	2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.6
L-M moment (Nm)	27
A-P moment (Nm)	170

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2013-22 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Acura ILX 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,879 lbs
Peak force	16,226 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.64

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	40
Distance below top of head (mm)	32
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.1
Head contact time (ms)	59
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	1
Max neck tension (N)	483

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.