1996 Toyota Avalon

midsize car / 4-door sedan

1996 Toyota Avalon 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
M

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 1995-97 models

Tested vehicle: 1996 Toyota Avalon XL 4-door

The Toyota Avalon was introduced in the 1995 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
M
Structure and safety cage
M
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
P
Leg/foot, right
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

There was moderate occupant compartment deformation in the offset test.

Buckling of the left roof rail caused it to separate from the roof between the car's A-pillar and middle of the rear door.

Technical measurements for this test

About the original moderate overlap front test