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2013 Honda Odyssey

minivan

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

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection

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 2011-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Honda Odyssey EX-L

The Honda Odyssey was redesigned for the 2011 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

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	VTF1011
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	7
Left (cm)	7
Center (cm)	9
Right (cm)	14
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	5
Rearward (cm)	2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1011
Head
HIC-15	131
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	53
Maximum Nij	0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	0.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.63
Maximum tibia index - right	0.99
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	5.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	185
Right	142

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2011-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Honda Odyssey was redesigned for the 2011 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

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	VTS1005
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-18.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1005
Head HIC-15	159
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Compression (kN)	0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	22
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	22
Average deflection (mm)	18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.56
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.20
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	2.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	146
A-P moment (Nm)	25

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1005
Head HIC-15	99
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.0
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	19
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	37
Average deflection (mm)	32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.55
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.69
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.9
Combined force (kN)	2.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.0
L-M moment (Nm)	148
A-P moment (Nm)	-28

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2011-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Honda Odyssey EX

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,398 lbs
Peak force	22,666 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.15

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats (AHR)

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats (AHR)
Geometry
Backset (mm)	58
Distance below top of head (mm)	30
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.3
Head contact time (ms)	64
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	1
Max neck tension (N)	224

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