2012 Jeep Compass

small SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Side
Side: original test with additional optional side airbags
Side: original test without additional optional side airbags
Head restraints & seats

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.

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2007-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Jeep Patriot was introduced in the 2007 model year.

The side impact crash test ratings also apply to Jeep Compass, a vehicle similar to the Patriot but with a different roofline, beginning with 2007 models.

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

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 (side torso airbag is hidden behind the curtain airbag).

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

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0824
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-16.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0824
Head HIC-15	179
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.5
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	59
Lateral force (kN)	2.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	36
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.52
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.77
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.8
Combined force (kN)	3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	114
A-P moment (Nm)	44

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0824
Head HIC-15	292
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	60
Lateral force (kN)	3.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	48
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.97
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.98
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	2.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	131
A-P moment (Nm)	-48

Rating applies to 2007-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags

The Jeep Patriot and Compass were introduced in the 2007 model year.

The side impact crash test ratings also apply to Jeep Compass, a vehicle similar to the Patriot but with a different roofline, beginning with 2007 models.

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

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

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbag 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 airbags.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0825
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-15.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0825
Head HIC-15	318
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	66
Lateral force (kN)	6.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	51
Average deflection (mm)	45
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	7.06
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	1.87
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.1
Combined force (kN)	4.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	154
A-P moment (Nm)	64

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0825
Head HIC-15	234
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.0
Compression (kN)	0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	58
Lateral force (kN)	1.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	44
Average deflection (mm)	27
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.46
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.79
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.5
Combined force (kN)	3.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	99
A-P moment (Nm)	-35

About the original side crash 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)	53
Distance below top of head (mm)	4
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.8
Head contact time (ms)	51
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	65
Max neck tension (N)	441

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