2016 Honda CR-Z

small car / 2-door hatchback

2016 Honda CR-Z 2-door hatchback
2012 Honda CR-Z shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Not available

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2011 Honda CR-Z 2-door
Rating applies to 2011-16 models

The Honda CR-Z was introduced in the 2011 model year. The CR-Z seats only two people; there is no rear seat.

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 CEF1105
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 8
Center (cm) 11
Right (cm) 5
Brake pedal (cm) 10
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) -1
Right (cm) -1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF1105
Head
HIC-15 474
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.28
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.2
Femur force - right (kN) 0.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.30
Maximum tibia index - right 0.38
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 85
Right 71

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2011 Honda CR-Z 2-door with standard front head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2011-16 models

The Honda CR-Z was introduced in the 2011 model year. The CR-Z seats only two people; there is no rear seat.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
M
Driver head protection
G
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 CES1101
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -17.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1101
Head HIC-15 286
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 27
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 38
Average deflection (mm) 32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.12
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.57
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.7
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.1
Combined force (kN) 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.6
L-M moment (Nm) 329
A-P moment (Nm) 117

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1101
Head HIC-15
Neck
Tension (kN)
Compression (kN)
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)
Lateral force (kN)
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)
Average deflection (mm)
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)
Acetabulum force (kN)
Combined force (kN)
Left femur
L-M force (kN)
L-M moment (Nm)
A-P moment (Nm)

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda CR-Z 2-door
Rating applies to 2012-16 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 2,682 lbs
Peak force 15,883 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.92

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seat (AHR)

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seat (AHR)
Geometry
Backset (mm) 34
Distance below top of head (mm) 12
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.9
Head contact time (ms) 62
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 25
Max neck tension (N) 340

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