2012 Hyundai Tucson

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2012 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
2011 Hyundai Tucson shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2010-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4-door 4wd

The Hyundai Tucson was redesigned for the 2010 model year, and the Kia Sportage was redesigned for the 2011 model year. The small overlap frontal ratings apply to 2010-15 models of the Tucson and to 2011-16 models of the Sportage.

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 14 cm to the right. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel. The side curtain airbag did not deploy, leaving the dummy's head vulnerable to contacts with side structure and outside objects.

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 wasn't maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left, and the seat belt allowed the dummy to move too far forward, as is evident from the gap between the seat back and the dummy's torso.

Parking brake pedal (not visible), instrument panel, and door hinge pillar intrusion was extensive as the left front wheel was forced rearward during the crash. (The tire can be seen below the dummy's ankle.) This intrusion contributed to a significant risk of injury to the left knee and a moderate risk to the left lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1237
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 22
Footrest (cm) 16
Left toepan (cm) 17
Brake pedal (cm) 11
Parking brake (cm) 41
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 8
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 11
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 22
Upper dash (cm) 22
Lower instrument panel (cm) 22

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1237
Head
HIC-15 158
Peak gs at hard contact 35
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.33
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 4.0
Right 2.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 18
Right 4
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 1
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.98
Right 0.54
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.2
Right 1.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 59
Right 70

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4-door 4wd

The Hyundai Tucson was redesigned for the 2010 model year, and the Kia Sportage was redesigned for the 2011 model year. The moderate overlap frontal ratings apply to 2010-15 models of the Tucson and to 2011-16 models of the Sportage.

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 greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was negligible.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEF1004
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 4
Left (cm) 10
Center (cm) 10
Right (cm) 7
Brake pedal (cm) 9
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEF1004
Head
HIC-15 213
Peak gs at hard contact negligible
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 11
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 35
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 2.5
Femur force - right (kN) 0.4
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.27
Maximum tibia index - right 0.26
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 49
Right 74

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Hyundai Tucson was redesigned for the 2010 model year, and the Kia Sportage was redesigned for the 2011 model year. The side ratings apply to 2010-15 models of the Tucson and only to 2011 models of the Sportage.

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 (paint on side torso airbag not readily visible).

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 CES1004
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES1004
Head HIC-15 177
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Compression (kN) 0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 35
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37
Average deflection (mm) 32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.16
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.59
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.5
Combined force (kN) 4.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1
L-M moment (Nm) 131
A-P moment (Nm) -20

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES1004
Head HIC-15 454
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 1.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 35
Lateral force (kN) 1.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 28
Average deflection (mm) 21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.18
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.36
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.3
Combined force (kN) 3.2
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.7
L-M moment (Nm) 68
A-P moment (Nm) -41

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,359 lbs
Peak force 14,887 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.43

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual seats AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 9
Distance below top of head (mm) 31
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.9
Head contact time (ms) 48
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 2
Max neck tension (N) 157

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