2005 Subaru Outback

midsize car / 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
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.

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type All seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 50
Distance below top of head (mm) 58
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.4
Head contact time (ms) 67
Force rating 2
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 79
Max neck tension (N) 725

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