2015 Kia Cadenza

large 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

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning

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 2014-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Kia Cadenza Premium 4-door

The Kia Cadenza was introduced in the 2014 model year. The Cadenza and Hyundai Azera share the same basic body platform, but there are some structural and restraint system differences. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

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	VTF1306
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	7
Left (cm)	10
Center (cm)	11
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	12
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	3
Right (cm)	3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	3
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	3

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1306
Head
HIC-15	138
Peak gs at hard contact	26
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	39
Maximum Nij	0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm)	31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.27
Maximum tibia index - right	0.47
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	70
Right	99

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Kia Cadenza Premium 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Kia Cadenza was introduced in the 2014 model year. The Cadenza and Hyundai Azera share the same basic body platform, but there are some structural and restraint system differences. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai/Kia.

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	VTS1231
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-11.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1231
Head HIC-15	303
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	41
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	30
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.87
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.54
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.6
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.5
Combined force (kN)	4.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.1
L-M moment (Nm)	153
A-P moment (Nm)	42

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1231
Head HIC-15	204
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	18
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	25
Average deflection (mm)	21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.45
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.17
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.5
Combined force (kN)	2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	92
A-P moment (Nm)	34

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2014-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Azera 4-door

Rating applies to both the Hyundai Azera (tested) and the structurally similar Kia Cadenza.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,626 lbs
Peak force	17,249 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.76

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	6
Distance below top of head (mm)	2
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.2
Head contact time (ms)	49
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	147

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