2013 Nissan Xterra

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

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

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 2013-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Nissan Xterra S 4-door 4wd

The Nissan Xterra was redesigned for the 2005 model year. Beginning with 2013 models, design changes were made to the frontal airbags and seat belts. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan. Because the vehicle structure did not change after 2005, structure ratings are based on this test as well as an earlier test of a 2007 Xterra conducted by the Institute.

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	CEF0717	VTF1311
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	10	11
Left (cm)	10	12
Center (cm)	13	17
Right (cm)	10	17
Brake pedal (cm)	3	5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0	-1
Right (cm)	0	-1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	6	7
Rearward (cm)	-3	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1311
Head
HIC-15	305
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	14
Maximum Nij	0.29
Chest maximum compression (mm)	40
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	3.0
Femur force - right (kN)	1.1
Knee displacement - left (mm)	11
Knee displacement - right (mm)	5
Maximum tibia index - left	0.92
Maximum tibia index - right	0.61
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	3.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	5.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	128
Right	121

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Nissan Xterra S 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Nissan Xterra was redesigned for the 2005 model year. Side airbags became standard in 2009 (they were optional in 2005-08 models). Beginning with 2013 models, design changes were made to the side curtain airbags. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan. Because the vehicle structure did not change after 2005, structure ratings are based on this test as well as two earlier tests of 2007 Xterra models conducted by the Institute.

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	CES0725	CES0727	VTS1228
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-17.5	-17.0	-16.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1228
Head HIC-15	132
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	42
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	43
Average deflection (mm)	40
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.30
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.59
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.1
Combined force (kN)	3.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	46
A-P moment (Nm)	96

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1228
Head HIC-15	158
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	23
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	24
Average deflection (mm)	19
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.21
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.23
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.7
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	3.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	34
A-P moment (Nm)	55

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2005-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Nissan Xterra S 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,322 lbs
Peak force	14,165 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	3.28

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm)	50
Distance below top of head (mm)	51
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	11.6
Head contact time (ms)	52
Force rating	3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	230
Max neck tension (N)	781

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