2019 Dodge Journey

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

2019 Dodge Journey 4-door SUV
2015 Dodge Journey shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Not available
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Not available

Seat belts & child restraints

LATCH ease of use

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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2009-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Dodge Journey SXT 4-door 4wd

The Dodge Journey was introduced in the 2009 model year.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 14 cm to the right. The side curtain airbag did not deploy, leaving the dummy's head vulnerable to contacts with side structure and outside objects.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right. The side curtain airbag did not deploy.

Door hinge pillar and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a significant risk of injuries to the left hip and left knee and a moderate risk to the right lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1509
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 21
Footrest (cm) 18
Left toepan (cm) 13
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Parking brake (cm) 22
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 9
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 12
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 18
Upper dash (cm) 22
Lower instrument panel (cm) 20

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1509
Head
HIC-15 98
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 6.3
Right 2.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 16
Right 5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 22
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.80
Right 0.83
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.0
Right 2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 66
Right 65

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2009-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 4-door 4wd

The Dodge Journey 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 well.

Smeared pink greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail and B-pillar during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.

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 CEF0913
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 12
Center (cm) 15
Right (cm) 11
Brake pedal (cm) 16
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1
Right (cm) 1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 2
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0913
Head
HIC-15 165
Peak gs at hard contact 15
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.4
Femur force - right (kN) 2.0
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.35
Maximum tibia index - right 0.46
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 47
Right 111

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2009-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2009 Dodge Journey SXT 4-door 4wd with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Dodge Journey was introduced in the 2009 model year.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0917
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -16.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0917
Head HIC-15 124
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Compression (kN) 0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 44
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 40
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.35
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.76
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.7
Combined force (kN) 2.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2
L-M moment (Nm) 60
A-P moment (Nm) -29

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES0917
Head HIC-15 155
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.1
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 31
Lateral force (kN) 1.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 43
Average deflection (mm) 30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.19
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.70
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.8
Combined force (kN) 4.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.9
L-M moment (Nm) 45
A-P moment (Nm) 20

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2009-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Dodge Journey SXT 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight4,318 lbs
Peak force19,649 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio4.55

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual - power cloth seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual - power cloth seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 44
Distance below top of head (mm) 9
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.2
Head contact time (ms) 51
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 285

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

Headlights

Trim level(s)

  • SE trim
  • Crossroad trim
  • GT trim
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
  • SE trim
  • Crossroad trim
  • GT trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2017-20 models
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 70.0 m None
Straightaway left edge 49.2 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 50.2 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 44.6 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 41.0 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 38.2 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 154.1 m
Straightaway left edge 138.1 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 60.4 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 63.4 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 45.4 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 45.7 m

About the headlight evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-20 models

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimSXT
Seat type cloth

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.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimSXT
Seat type cloth
1 2 3 6 4
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
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

1
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
2
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
1 dedicated anchor and 1 that can be borrowed from seat 1
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
difficult to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
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

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 16
Clearance angle (degrees) 68
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 14
Clearance angle (degrees) 68
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 34
Clearance angle (degrees) 53
Lower anchor B
Lower latch is shared for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 23
Clearance angle (degrees) 72
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 26
Clearance angle (degrees) 68
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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