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2012 Hyundai Azera

large car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
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 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Azera GLS 4-door

The Hyundai Azera was redesigned for the 2012 model year and is derived from the 2011-14 models of the Hyundai Sonata. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1115
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	10
Center (cm)	11
Right (cm)	7
Brake pedal (cm)	11
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-3
Rearward (cm)	-4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1115
Head
HIC-15	115
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	16
Maximum Nij	0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)	34
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.1
Femur force - right (kN)	1.5
Knee displacement - left (mm)	3
Knee displacement - right (mm)	4
Maximum tibia index - left	0.49
Maximum tibia index - right	0.62
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	61
Right	49

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Azera GLS 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Azera was redesigned for the 2012 model year and is derived from the 2011-14 models of the Hyundai Sonata. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
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

Test ID	VTS1201
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1201
Head HIC-15	147
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	20
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	25
Average deflection (mm)	23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	6.43
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.49
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.5
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	4.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.7
L-M moment (Nm)	142
A-P moment (Nm)	23

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1201
Head HIC-15	80
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.5
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	15
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	26
Average deflection (mm)	18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.22
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.34
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.5
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.7
Combined force (kN)	2.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	109
A-P moment (Nm)	17

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Azera 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,626 lbs
Peak force	17,249 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.76

About the roof strength 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)	7
Distance below top of head (mm)	-4
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.6
Head contact time (ms)	49
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	99

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