2013 Honda CR-V

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2013 Honda CR-V 4-door SUV
2012 Honda CR-V shown

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention
Not available

Other available safety features

  • Standard daytime running lights

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 2012-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda CR-V LX 4-door 4wd

The Honda CR-V was redesigned for the 2012 model year.

Overall evaluation
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 as the steering column moved 22 cm to the right, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure and resulting in little airbag cushioning for the chest. The side curtain airbag deployed and had sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with 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 not maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right. The side curtain airbag extended far enough forward toward the A-pillar to protect the head from contact with forward side structure.

Door hinge pillar and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a moderate risk of injury to the left lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1223
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 26
Footrest (cm) 15
Left toepan (cm) 13
Brake pedal (cm) 10
Parking brake (cm) 29
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 14
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 11
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 31
Upper dash (cm) 26
Lower instrument panel (cm) 26

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1223
Head
HIC-15 102
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 24
Maximum Nij 0.36
Chest maximum compression (mm) 13
Femur (kN)
Left 5.3
Right 1.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 8
Right 3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 4
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.08
Right 0.51
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 5.9
Right 2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 79
Right 66

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2012-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda CR-V EX 4-door 4wd

The Honda CR-V was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda as part of frontal crash test verification.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF1112
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 11
Center (cm) 9
Right (cm) 11
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1112
Head
HIC-15 319
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.24
Chest maximum compression (mm) 28
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.2
Femur force - right (kN) 1.1
Knee displacement - left (mm) 3
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.35
Maximum tibia index - right 0.33
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 55
Right 78

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-14 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda CR-V EX 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Honda CR-V was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda as part of side crash test verification.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS1109
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -13.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1109
Head HIC-15 156
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Compression (kN) 0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 34
Lateral force (kN) 1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30
Average deflection (mm) 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.68
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.42
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 3.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.6
Combined force (kN) 5.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.7
L-M moment (Nm) 43
A-P moment (Nm) 132

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1109
Head HIC-15 117
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 1.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 43
Lateral force (kN) 1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 33
Average deflection (mm) 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.24
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.48
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.6
Combined force (kN) 1.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.2
L-M moment (Nm) 21
A-P moment (Nm) 88

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda CR-V LX 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,379 lbs
Peak force 17,159 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.08

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 28
Distance below top of head (mm) 15
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.1
Head contact time (ms) 58
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 402

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

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