Top Safety Pick

2012 Subaru Impreza

small car / 4-door sedan

Award applies only to vehicles except WRX models.

2012 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan — *Photo courtesy of North American Subaru Inc.*

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
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 2012-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4-door 4wd

The Subaru Impreza, not including the WRX performance models, was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Moderate offset frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Subaru. The frontal ratings also apply to the wagon (5-door) version of the Impreza and to the XV Crosstrek, a wagon with increased ground clearance that was introduced in the 2013 model year.

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	VTF1108
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	5
Center (cm)	6
Right (cm)	6
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	-8
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1108
Head
HIC-15	215
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	16
Maximum Nij	0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm)	33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.4
Femur force - right (kN)	1.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.26
Maximum tibia index - right	0.42
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	85
Right	59

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Premium 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Subaru Impreza, not including the WRX performance models, was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Subaru. The side ratings apply to the 4-door sedan and wagon (5-door) versions of the Impreza and to the Crosstrek, a wagon with increased ground clearance introduced in the 2013 model year (originally known as the XV Crosstrek).

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	VTS1111
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-11.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1111
Head HIC-15	316
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	47
Lateral force (kN)	1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.37
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.50
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.3
Combined force (kN)	4.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.0
L-M moment (Nm)	147
A-P moment (Nm)	-55

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1111
Head HIC-15	324
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	41
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.46
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.49
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.2
L-M moment (Nm)	181
A-P moment (Nm)	29

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i wagon 4wd

Rating applies to both the Impreza 4-door sedan and wagon (5-door) versions and to the structurally similar 2013-17 models of the Crosstrek.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	2,985 lbs
Peak force	15,525 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.20

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Manual cloth seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	36
Distance below top of head (mm)	2
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.9
Head contact time (ms)	62
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	398

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