2015 Toyota Tacoma

small pickup / Crew cab pickup

2015 Toyota Tacoma Crew cab pickup
2010 Toyota Tacoma shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

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 2005-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Double Cab long bed 2wd

The Toyota Tacoma was redesigned for the 2005 model year. Two tests of the Tacoma were conducted, one by the Institute of a 2005 model 2wd Access Cab and the other by Toyota of a 2006 model 2wd Double Cab. The overall rating of Good is based on review of both tests, which independently result in overall ratings of Good. The ratings and vehicle specifications based on Toyota's test are listed because the 2wd Double Cab is similar to the crew cab configuration of other pickups tested more recently.

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 Institute's 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 well (Institute test vehicle shown).

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy’s head hit the roof rail and head restraint during rebound in the Institute's test. Head accelerations from these hits were low.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal in both tests, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0510 VTF0806
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11 8
Left (cm) 11 11
Center (cm) 11 10
Right (cm) 11 9
Brake pedal (cm) 6 3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1 -1
Right (cm) 2 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -2 1
Rearward (cm) -4 -6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0510 VTF0806
Head
HIC-15 527 283
Peak gs at hard contact 89 no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.9 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 38 14
Maximum Nij 0.39 0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm) 23 26
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.4 0.8
Femur force - right (kN) 0.2 0.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.35 0.46
Maximum tibia index - right 0.44 0.48
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.7 2.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.9 2.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 89 68
Right 56 86

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2015 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab 2wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted side torso airbags

The Toyota Tacoma was redesigned for the 2005 model year. Side airbags became standard in all models beginning with the 2009 model year (they had been optional in Double Cab models in 2005-08). Beginning with 2015 models, design changes were made to the side curtain airbags and door trim panels.

Two tests of the Tacoma were conducted, one of a 2008 model with side airbags by the Institute and the other a 2015 model by Toyota. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0818 VTS1414
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.0 -12.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1414
Head HIC-15 159
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.1
Compression (kN) 1.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 25
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 24
Average deflection (mm) 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.30
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 3.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.0
Combined force (kN) 5.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.9
L-M moment (Nm) 30
A-P moment (Nm) 100

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1414
Head HIC-15 268
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 44
Lateral force (kN) 1.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 40
Average deflection (mm) 38
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.40
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.69
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.3
Combined force (kN) 3.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 46
A-P moment (Nm) 131

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2005-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab 2wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,922 lbs
Peak force 12,074 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 3.08

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth bucket seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth bucket seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 14
Distance below top of head (mm) 24
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 15.7
Head contact time (ms) 59
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 1
Max neck tension (N) 496

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