2007 Toyota Camry Solara

midsize convertible / 2-door convertible

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
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.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2004-08 models

Tested vehicle: 2007 Toyota Camry Solara SLE convertible

The Toyota Camry Solara was redesigned for the 2004 model year.

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

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 A-pillar. Head acceleration from this hit was low.

Forces on the lower right leg were just high enough to indicate the possibility of injuries.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0706
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	7
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	8
Right (cm)	7
Brake pedal (cm)	5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	3
Right (cm)	3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF0706
Head
HIC-15	80
Peak gs at hard contact	12
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.18
Chest maximum compression (mm)	23
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	4.1
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.32
Maximum tibia index - right	0.85
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	4.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	63
Right	50

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2004-08 models

Tested vehicle: 2007 Toyota Camry Solara SLE convertible with standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Toyota Camry Solara was redesigned for the 2004 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection The dummy's head was hit by the window sill and the side torso airbag. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the interior side trim. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.

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

View of the vehicle after the crash with door removed, showing the side airbag and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was hit by the window sill and side airbag.

Smeared yellow greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was hit by the interior side trim.

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	CES0705
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-8.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0705
Head HIC-15	196
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Compression (kN)	0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	46
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	39
Average deflection (mm)	38
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.82
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.66
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	4.1
Combined force (kN)	5.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	95
A-P moment (Nm)	21

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES0705
Head HIC-15	206
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.9
Compression (kN)	0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	42
Lateral force (kN)	2.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	36
Average deflection (mm)	21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	5.81
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.83
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.5
Combined force (kN)	2.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	71
A-P moment (Nm)	-34

About the original side crash test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	62
Distance below top of head (mm)	62
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.6
Head contact time (ms)	102
Force rating	3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	204
Max neck tension (N)	895

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