2008 Toyota Avalon
large car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2005-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2005 Toyota Avalon XLS 4-door
The Toyota Avalon was redesigned for the 2005 model year and mildly restyled for the 2011 model year. Its size and weight were increased sufficiently to reclassify it as a large family car beginning with the 2005 models. (Earlier models were classified as midsize moderately priced cars.)
| 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 very well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail, grab handle, and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.
The Avalon features an airbag that deploys from the knee bolster underneath the steering wheel. The dummy's knees and shins hit this airbag as indicated by smeared greasepaint. Forces on the right knee were high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0515 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 8 |
| Center (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 5 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | -2 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0515 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 166 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 25 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 18 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.24 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 5 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 13 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.71 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.72 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 59 |
| Right | 65 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2005-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2006 Toyota Avalon XL 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Toyota Avalon was redesigned for the 2005 model year and mildly restyled for the 2011 model year. Its size and weight were increased sufficiently to reclassify it as a large family car beginning with the 2005 models. (Earlier models were classified as midsize moderately priced cars.)
| 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.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0617 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -9.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0617 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 350 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 50 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 35 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.76 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.62 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.9 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 4.1 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 105 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 53 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0617 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 207 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.2 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 42 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.5 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 45 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 32 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.97 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.89 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.0 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.1 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 116 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 30 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 52 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 50 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 13.3 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 95 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 179 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 992 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.