2012 Toyota Prius v

midsize car / 4-door wagon

2012 Toyota Prius v 4-door wagon

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
P
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius v Two wagon
Rating applies to 2012-14 models

The Toyota Prius v wagon was introduced in the 2012 model year. It is derived from the Toyota Prius but is longer and taller to provide more rear seat room and cargo-carrying capacity.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
P
Structure and safety cage
P
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
P
Lower leg/foot
P
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 13 cm to the right. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso, permitting the head to hit the instrument panel. The side curtain airbag deployed too late during the crash, dropping onto the back of the head and pushing it outboard of the inflating curtain, leaving the dummy's head vulnerable to contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.
P
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1217
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 35
Footrest (cm) 18
Left toepan (cm) 9
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Parking brake (cm) 20
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 10
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 7
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 19
Upper dash (cm) 22
Lower instrument panel (cm) 17

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1217
Head
HIC-15 138
Peak gs at hard contact 42
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.36
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 7.2
Right 1.8
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 9
Right 2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 45
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.36
Right 0.81
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.1
Right 1.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 91
Right 64

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius v wagon
Rating applies to 2012-17 models

The Toyota Prius v wagon was introduced in the 2012 model year. It is derived from the Toyota Prius but is longer and taller to provide more rear seat room and cargo-carrying capacity. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF1107
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 7
Center (cm) 14
Right (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) 3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF1107
Head
HIC-15 210
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 20
Maximum Nij 0.28
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.9
Femur force - right (kN) 2.3
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 3
Maximum tibia index - left 0.39
Maximum tibia index - right 0.43
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 66
Right 65

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius v Three wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2012 models

The Toyota Prius v wagon was introduced in the 2012 model year. It is derived from the Toyota Prius but is longer and taller to provide more rear seat room and cargo-carrying capacity.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
The dummy's head pushed past the side curtain airbag and was hit by the window sill of the passenger door. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate. The side airbag didn’t unfurl completely during deployment, which contributed to the head moving outward excessively.
M
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1117
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1117
Head HIC-15 317
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 33
Lateral force (kN) 2.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30
Average deflection (mm) 21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.81
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.38
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.3
Combined force (kN) 3.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.9
L-M moment (Nm) 32
A-P moment (Nm) 32

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1117
Head HIC-15 57
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 30
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 31
Average deflection (mm) 15
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.36
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.49
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8
Combined force (kN) 3.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1
L-M moment (Nm) 107
A-P moment (Nm) 22

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius v Two wagon
Rating applies to 2012-17 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 3,274 lbs
Peak force 14,180 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.33

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 27
Distance below top of head (mm) 32
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.3
Head contact time (ms) 60
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 407

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