2010 Hummer H3

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

2010 Hummer H3 4-door SUV
2008 Hummer H3 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
A
Side: original test
A
Head restraints & seats
P

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: 2008 Hummer H3 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2006-10 models

The Hummer H3 was introduced in the 2006 model year and discontinued after the 2010 model year.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0801
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 7
Left (cm) 6
Center (cm) 10
Right (cm) 12
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 4
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 7
Rearward (cm) 2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0801
Head
HIC-15 464
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 37
Maximum Nij 0.53
Chest maximum compression (mm) 41
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 3.2
Femur force - right (kN) 3.1
Knee displacement - left (mm) 6
Knee displacement - right (mm) 2
Maximum tibia index - left 0.53
Maximum tibia index - right 1.21
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 3.6
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 89
Right 78

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2008 Hummer H3 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags
Rating applies to 2008-10 models

The Hummer H3 was introduced in the 2006 model year. Beginning with 2008 models, side airbags were made standard (they were optional in 2006-07 models). The H3 was discontinued after the 2010 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
M
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0802
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0802
Head HIC-15 152
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 58
Lateral force (kN) 2.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 53
Average deflection (mm) 42
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 7.49
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.23
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.6
Combined force (kN) 5.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2
L-M moment (Nm) 67
A-P moment (Nm) -35

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0802
Head HIC-15 91
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.5
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 41
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 34
Average deflection (mm) 23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.77
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.68
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.7
Combined force (kN) 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 85
A-P moment (Nm) -49

About the original side crash test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual-power leather seats

Overall evaluation
P
Dynamic rating
P
Seat/head restraint geometry
A
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual-power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 42
Distance below top of head (mm) 66
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Fail
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.3
Head contact time (ms) 108
Force rating 3
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 340
Max neck tension (N) 922

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