2015 Hyundai Accent

minicar / 4-door sedan

2015 Hyundai Accent 4-door sedan
2013 Hyundai Accent shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door

The Hyundai Accent was redesigned for the 2012 model year.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 16 cm to the right, resulting in little airbag cushioning for the chest. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right. The seat belt allowed the dummy to move too far forward, as is evident from the gap between the seat back and the dummy's torso, and the head hit the instrument panel.

Door hinge pillar and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a significant risk of injuries to the left hip and left lower leg and a moderate risk to the left knee.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1329
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 28
Footrest (cm) 13
Left toepan (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 7
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 9
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 22
Upper dash (cm) 21
Lower instrument panel (cm) 19

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1329
Head
HIC-15 108
Peak gs at hard contact not meas.
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 40
Maximum Nij 0.47
Chest maximum compression (mm) 18
Femur (kN)
Left 6.1
Right 1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 15
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 16
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.14
Right 0.55
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.1
Right 1.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 127
Right 34

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door

The Hyundai Accent was redesigned for the 2012 model year.

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

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the side curtain airbag and A-pillar during rebound. Head acceleration from the A-pillar hit was low.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF1107
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 12
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 4
Brake pedal (cm) 8
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -7
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF1107
Head
HIC-15 304
Peak gs at hard contact 25
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 20
Maximum Nij 0.40
Chest maximum compression (mm) 33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.2
Femur force - right (kN) 2.1
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 2
Maximum tibia index - left 0.26
Maximum tibia index - right 0.49
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 72
Right 60

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Accent was redesigned for the 2012 model year.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1112
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -10.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES1112
Head HIC-15 258
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 30
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30
Average deflection (mm) 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 9.94
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.07
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.1
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.6
Combined force (kN) 4.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.3
L-M moment (Nm) 269
A-P moment (Nm) 90

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES1112
Head HIC-15 366
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 36
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 45
Average deflection (mm) 38
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.63
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.70
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.1
Acetabulum force (kN) 0.9
Combined force (kN) 0.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.6
L-M moment (Nm) 265
A-P moment (Nm) -88

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 2,523 lbs
Peak force 13,172 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.22

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats (AHR)

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats (AHR)
Geometry
Backset (mm) 16
Distance below top of head (mm) 6
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.3
Head contact time (ms) 55
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 14
Max neck tension (N) 436

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