2010 Suzuki Kizashi

midsize car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Suzuki Kizashi SE 4-door

The Suzuki Kizashi was introduced in the 2010 model year and discontinued after the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side and leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward side structure. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but then slid off the left side. The side curtain airbag did not extend far enough forward toward the A-pillar to protect the head from contact with forward side structure.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1221
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	8
Footrest (cm)	9
Left toepan (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Parking brake (cm)	0
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	3
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	5
Upper dash (cm)	6
Lower instrument panel (cm)	6

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1221
Head
HIC-15	104
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	12
Maximum Nij	0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm)	26
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.42
Right	0.40
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.3
Right	0.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	58
Right	44

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SE 4-door

The Suzuki Kizashi was introduced in the 2010 model year and discontinued after 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

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 very well.

A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1009
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	7
Center (cm)	6
Right (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-3
Rearward (cm)	0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1009
Head
HIC-15	344
Peak gs at hard contact	72
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	29
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	33
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.40
Maximum tibia index - right	0.32
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	70
Right	70

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SE 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Suzuki Kizashi was introduced in the 2010 model year and discontinued after the 2013 model year.

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

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.

Smeared greasepaint shows where 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

Test ID	CES1015
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-14.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1015
Head HIC-15	256
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	24
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	33
Average deflection (mm)	31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.31
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.45
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.9
Combined force (kN)	3.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	140
A-P moment (Nm)	92

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1015
Head HIC-15	213
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	1.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	15
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	38
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.73
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.53
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.7
Combined force (kN)	2.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	79
A-P moment (Nm)	-34

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-13 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi SE 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,318 lbs
Peak force	13,023 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	3.92

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	31
Distance below top of head (mm)	36
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.9
Head contact time (ms)	62
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	608

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