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2013 Subaru Crosstrek

small car / 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
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

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2013 models

The Subaru Impreza, not including the WRX performance models, was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Moderate offset frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Subaru. The frontal ratings also apply to the wagon (5-door) version of the Impreza and to the XV Crosstrek, a wagon with increased ground clearance that was introduced in the 2013 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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1108
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	5
Center (cm)	6
Right (cm)	6
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	-8
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1108
Head
HIC-15	215
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	16
Maximum Nij	0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm)	33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.4
Femur force - right (kN)	1.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.26
Maximum tibia index - right	0.42
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	85
Right	59

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2013-17 models

The Subaru Impreza, not including the WRX performance models, was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Subaru. The side ratings apply to the 4-door sedan and wagon (5-door) versions of the Impreza and to the Crosstrek, a wagon with increased ground clearance introduced in the 2013 model year (originally known as the XV Crosstrek).

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	VTS1111
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-11.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1111
Head HIC-15	316
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	47
Lateral force (kN)	1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.37
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.50
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.3
Combined force (kN)	4.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.0
L-M moment (Nm)	147
A-P moment (Nm)	-55

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1111
Head HIC-15	324
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	41
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.46
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.49
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.2
L-M moment (Nm)	181
A-P moment (Nm)	29

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i wagon 4wd
Rating applies to 2013-17 models

Rating applies to both the Impreza 4-door sedan and wagon (5-door) versions and to the structurally similar 2013-17 models of the Crosstrek.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,985 lbs
Peak force	15,525 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.20

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	36
Distance below top of head (mm)	2
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.9
Head contact time (ms)	62
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	398

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