2002 Lexus IS
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-05 models
Tested vehicle: 2002 Lexus IS 300 4-door
The Lexus IS was introduced in the 2001 model year and structurally modified beginning with 2002 models to improve occupant protection in frontal offset crashes.
| 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 | |
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.
Loading of the head into the airbag is shown in this photo taken during the crash test.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's left knee and shin hit the instrument panel and knee bolster. Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0129 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 11 |
| Left (cm) | 11 |
| Center (cm) | 12 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 4 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 5 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0129 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 290 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 30 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 22 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.5 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.46 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.37 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.5 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 72 |
| Right | 57 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 45 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 50 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 78 |
| Force rating | 2 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 79 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 934 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.