Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2007-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4-door 4wd
The Hyundai Santa Fe was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Its size and weight have increased sufficiently to reclassify it as a midsize SUV. (Earlier models were classified as small SUVs.) Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Hyundai.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTF0607 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 6 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 3 |
| Rearward (cm) | -1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTF0607 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 234 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 5.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.53 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.46 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 80 |
| Right | 76 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2007-12 models built after March 2007
Tested vehicle: 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 4-door 4wd with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Hyundai Santa Fe was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Beginning with 2007 models built after March 2007, minor design changes were made to the side curtain airbags to improve occupant protection in side impact crashes.
| 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.
Side curtain airbags like the one in Santa Fe are an important side impact crashworthiness feature.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0713 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -10.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0713 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 133 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 35 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 39 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 32 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.77 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.65 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 3.2 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 4.3 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.2 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 76 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 48 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0713 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 64 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.2 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 41 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.07 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.43 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.8 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.9 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 73 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -27 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2011-12 models
Tested vehicle: 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 4-door 4wd
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 4,008 lbs |
| Peak force | 17,554 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.38 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Manual cloth seats AHR |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 37 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 20 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Pass |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.1 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 59 |
| Force rating | 1 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 45 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 257 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.