2016 Buick LaCrosse

large car / 4-door sedan

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
Optional system	Advanced
Optional system	Basic

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning

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 2010-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CX 4-door

The Buick LaCrosse was redesigned for the 2010 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors.

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	VTF0903
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	3
Left (cm)	7
Center (cm)	11
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-3
Rearward (cm)	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF0903
Head
HIC-15	160
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	35
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	2.9
Femur force - right (kN)	0.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.46
Maximum tibia index - right	0.53
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	50
Right	76

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Buick LaCrosse 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Buick LaCrosse was redesigned for the 2010 model year. Beginning with 2014 models, side torso airbags became standard for rear seat occupants (they were optional in 2010-13 models). Also, the front door trim was modified.

Two tests of the LaCrosse were conducted, one of a 2010 model (without the then-optional rear side torso airbags) by the Institute and the other a 2014 model by General Motors. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests.

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	CES0923	VTS1318
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-15.5	-15.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1318
Head HIC-15	296
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	35
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	48
Average deflection (mm)	36
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.84
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.74
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.7
Combined force (kN)	5.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.6
L-M moment (Nm)	20
A-P moment (Nm)	65

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1318
Head HIC-15	69
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	12
Lateral force (kN)	0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	19
Average deflection (mm)	15
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.53
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.21
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	3.1
Combined force (kN)	3.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)
L-M moment (Nm)	47
A-P moment (Nm)	99

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,998 lbs
Peak force	19,571 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.90

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	5
Distance below top of head (mm)	16
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	14.5
Head contact time (ms)	48
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	12
Max neck tension (N)	174

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

Optional Automatic Collision Preparation

Package name

Optional Driver Confidence Package #2

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2014-16 models

Advanced

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 9 mph.

System details

Optional Forward Collision Alert

Package name

Optional Driver Confidence Package #1

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2014-16 models

Basic

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-16 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Leather
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor, a single lower anchor and the ability to borrow the second anchor from another position.

Note: When anchors are borrowed, they aren't available to use in their designated positions.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	Leather
Seat type	leather

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	difficult to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	1 dedicated anchor and 1 that can be borrowed from seat 3
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	18
Clearance angle (degrees)	65
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	28
Clearance angle (degrees)	63
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	31
Clearance angle (degrees)	57
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	23
Clearance angle (degrees)	62
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	4-6
Force (lbs)	21
Clearance angle (degrees)	51
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation