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2013 Scion xB

small car / 4-door wagon

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 2008-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2008 Scion xB wagon

The Scion xB was redesigned for the 2008 model year. Its size and weight have increased sufficiently to reclassify it as a small car. (The earlier design was classified as a minicar.) Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.

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	VTF0706
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	10
Center (cm)	16
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-1
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0706
Head
HIC-15	235
Peak gs at hard contact	50
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	25
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	5.0
Femur force - right (kN)	1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.51
Maximum tibia index - right	0.81
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	67
Right	90

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Scion XB wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Scion xB was redesigned for the 2008 model year. Its size and weight have increased sufficiently to reclassify it as a small car. (The earlier design was classified as a minicar.) Beginning with 2013 models, design changes were made to the side curtain and side torso airbags and front and rear door trim panels.

Two tests of the xB were conducted, one of a 2008 model by the Institute and the other representing a 2013 model by Toyota. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests. (The car tested by Toyota was designated as a 2012 model but included the side curtain airbag and door trim changes of the 2013 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

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0838	VTS1214
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.5	-11.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1214
Head HIC-15	440
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	38
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.60
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.32
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	3.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.4
Combined force (kN)	5.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	25
A-P moment (Nm)	-84

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1214
Head HIC-15	142
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	47
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	36
Average deflection (mm)	30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.70
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.64
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.4
Combined force (kN)	1.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.5
L-M moment (Nm)	67
A-P moment (Nm)	-235

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2008-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Scion xB wagon

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,078 lbs
Peak force	21,041 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	6.84

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)	24
Distance below top of head (mm)	42
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.2
Head contact time (ms)	62
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	1
Max neck tension (N)	436

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