2009 Hyundai Tucson

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2009 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
2006 Hyundai Tucson shown

Crashworthiness

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

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.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2005-09 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4-door 4wd

The Hyundai Tucson was introduced in the 2005 model year. The Kia Sportage was redesigned for the 2005 model year after a two-year absence from the market.

For the 2010 model year, these ratings apply only to the Sportage, because the Tucson was redesigned.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.

Smeared pink and red greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and head restraint during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.

Forces on the the left leg were high enough to indicate the likelihood of injuries.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF0607
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11
Left (cm) 18
Center (cm) 14
Right (cm) 14
Brake pedal (cm) 11
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 4
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) 0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF0607
Head
HIC-15 270
Peak gs at hard contact 33
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 34
Maximum Nij 0.36
Chest maximum compression (mm) 39
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 3.6
Femur force - right (kN) 5.9
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 1.29
Maximum tibia index - right 1.04
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 6.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 53
Right 159

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2005-09 models

Tested vehicle: 2006 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4 dr 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Tucson was introduced in the 2005 model year. The Kia Sportage was redesigned for the 2005 model year after a two-year absence from the market.

For the 2010 model year, these ratings apply only to the Sportage, because the Tucson was redesigned.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0621
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -5.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES0621
Head HIC-15 295
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.8
Compression (kN) 0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 47
Lateral force (kN) 1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 39
Average deflection (mm) 31
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.79
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.82
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 4.7
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.8
Combined force (kN) 6.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 66
A-P moment (Nm) -17

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES0621
Head HIC-15 141
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.1
Compression (kN) 0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 31
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 42
Average deflection (mm) 33
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.95
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.67
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.1
Combined force (kN) 5.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 166
A-P moment (Nm) -23

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2005-09 models

Tested vehicle: 2008 Kia Sportage LX 4-door 2wd

Curb weight from 2008 Kia Sportage LX 4-door 4wd. Rating applies to both the Kia Sportage and the structurally similar 2005-09 models of the Hyundai Tucson.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,638 lbs
Peak force 8,834 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 2.43

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 25
Distance below top of head (mm) 2
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 13.1
Head contact time (ms) 52
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 18
Max neck tension (N) 317

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