2014 Toyota Venza

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

2014 Toyota Venza 4-door SUV
2009 Toyota Venza 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 2009-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Toyota Venza 4-door 4wd

The Toyota Venza was introduced in the 2009 model year.

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.

A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0903
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 8
Left (cm) 9
Center (cm) 8
Right (cm) 8
Brake pedal (cm) 8
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0903
Head
HIC-15 251
Peak gs at hard contact 88
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.9
Femur force - right (kN) 1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.56
Maximum tibia index - right 0.63
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 44
Right 72

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Toyota Venza 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Toyota Venza was introduced in the 2009 model year. Beginning with 2013 models, design changes were made to the rear door trim panels to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.

Two tests of the Venza were conducted, one of a 2009 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, as are driver dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made affecting front seat occupants. (The car tested by Toyota was designated as a 2011 model but included the rear door trim changes of the 2013 models.)

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 CES0906 VTS1222
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -17.5 -16.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0906 VTS1222
Head HIC-15 145 206
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7 1.0
Compression (kN) 0.0 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 34 44
Lateral force (kN) 1.3 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 22 32
Average deflection (mm) 17 22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.28 1.56
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.10 0.24
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.5 0.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8 2.1
Combined force (kN) 2.9 2.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.7 0.9
L-M moment (Nm) 137 155
A-P moment (Nm) 46 66

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1222
Head HIC-15 114
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 17
Average deflection (mm) 12
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.06
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.12
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 0.6
Combined force (kN) 0.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.2
L-M moment (Nm) 140
A-P moment (Nm) -82

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2009-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Toyota Venza 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 4,037 lbs
Peak force 18,977 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.70

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power seats (AHR)

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power seats (AHR)
Geometry
Backset (mm) 28
Distance below top of head (mm) 27
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 14.0
Head contact time (ms) 65
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 1
Max neck tension (N) 522

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