2014 Dodge Dart

Tested vehicle: 2013 Dodge Dart SE 4-door
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

The Dodge Dart was introduced in the 2013 model year. Two tests of the Dart were conducted because electrical power to the onboard (car interior) cameras was interrupted during the first test. In the second Dart test, the driver door opened when the hinges tore away from the door frame. In the first test, the hinges were severely damaged and the lower one tore away, but the door stayed shut. In each test, the Dart’s safety belt and front and side curtain airbags appeared to adequately protect the dummy’s head and upper body, and measures from the dummy showed little risk of head and chest injuries.

As a result, the Institute averaged results of both tests and downgraded the Dart’s restraints and kinematics rating to marginal because doors shouldn’t open in a crash. Injury and structural ratings are based on both tests.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1321	CEN1322
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	21	35
Footrest (cm)	9	10
Left toepan (cm)	2	5
Brake pedal (cm)	4	2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2	1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	4	6
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	11	10
Upper dash (cm)	10	12
Lower instrument panel (cm)	9	11

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1321	CEN1322
Head
HIC-15	84	185
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2	0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm)	16	18
Maximum Nij	0.23	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	22	23
Femur (kN)
Left	2.2	2.2
Right	1.3	1.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	8	4
Right	1	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0	0
Right	0	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.58	0.92
Right	0.61	0.69
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	3.2	3.5
Right	2.1	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	64	68
Right	33	53

About the small overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2013 Dodge Dart Limited 4-door
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

The Dodge Dart was introduced in the 2013 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1207
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	3
Left (cm)	5
Center (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-3
Rearward (cm)	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF1207
Head
HIC-15	224
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	13
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.9
Femur force - right (kN)	1.2
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.31
Maximum tibia index - right	0.35
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	67
Right	70

About the original moderate overlap front test

Tested vehicle: 2013 Dodge Dart Limited 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags, standard front seat-mounted torso airbags, and standard rear seat-mounted pelvis airbags
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

The Dodge Dart was introduced in the 2013 model year.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID	CES1208
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-19.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1208
Head HIC-15	135
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	42
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	45
Average deflection (mm)	42
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.80
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.80
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.6
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.0
Combined force (kN)	3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.1
L-M moment (Nm)	132
A-P moment (Nm)	42

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CES1208
Head HIC-15	218
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	28
Lateral force (kN)	1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	23
Average deflection (mm)	18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.63
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.19
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.0
Combined force (kN)	2.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	143
A-P moment (Nm)	-55

About the original side crash test

Tested vehicle: 2013 Dodge Dart Limited 4-door
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

Seat type: Power leather seats

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	30
Distance below top of head (mm)	33
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.5
Head contact time (ms)	60
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	423

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