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2006 Kia Sedona

minivan

2006 Kia Sedona Minivan

Crashworthiness

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

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 2006-11 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Kia Sedona LX

The Kia Sedona was redesigned for the 2006 model year. The Hyundai Entourage was introduced as a 2007 model in spring 2006 and was discontinued after the 2008 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 greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head acceleration from these hits were low.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal to moderate, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0602
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 8
Left (cm) 9
Center (cm) 16
Right (cm) 17
Brake pedal (cm) 11
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 5
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 4
Rearward (cm) 4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0602
Head
HIC-15 322
Peak gs at hard contact 47
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 24
Maximum Nij 0.29
Chest maximum compression (mm) 36
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 3.2
Femur force - right (kN) 3.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.22
Maximum tibia index - right 0.71
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 64
Right 143

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2006-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Kia Sedona LX with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Kia Sedona was redesigned for the 2006 model year. The Hyundai Entourage was introduced as a 2007 model in spring 2006 and was discontinued after the 2008 model year.

There were no 2013 models of the Sedona, but the minivan became available again with no significant changes for the 2014 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.

Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

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 CES0604
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -5.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0604
Head HIC-15 162
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 24
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 35
Average deflection (mm) 30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.25
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.43
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 0.8
Combined force (kN) 2.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 27
A-P moment (Nm) -17

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES0604
Head HIC-15 144
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 38
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.29
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.60
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.4
Combined force (kN) 3.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2
L-M moment (Nm) 108
A-P moment (Nm) 20

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2006-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Kia Sedona EX

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 4,449 lbs
Peak force 10,260 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 2.31

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type All seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 52
Distance below top of head (mm) 42
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.6
Head contact time (ms) 64
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 104
Max neck tension (N) 530

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