2015 Lexus ES 350

midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Advanced

Seat belts & child restraints

LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard daytime running lights
Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning

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 2013-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus ES 350 4-door

The Lexus ES was redesigned for the 2013 model year. There are now two models, the ES 350 powered by a V6 gasoline engine and the ES 300h, a hybrid with both a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor. Moderate offset frontal ratings apply to both models and are assigned by the Institute based on a test of an ES 350 conducted by Toyota 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	VTF1203
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	8
Center (cm)	4
Right (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTF1203
Head
HIC-15	212
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	27
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	20
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.5
Femur force - right (kN)	3.0
Knee displacement - left (mm)	3
Knee displacement - right (mm)	5
Maximum tibia index - left	0.50
Maximum tibia index - right	0.67
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	3.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	44
Right	58

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus ES 350 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Lexus ES was redesigned for the 2013 model year. There are now two models, the ES 350 powered by a V6 gasoline engine and the ES 300h, a hybrid with both a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor. Side ratings ratings apply to both models and are assigned by the Institute based on a test of an ES 350 conducted by Toyota as part of side crash test verification.

Driver injury measures
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
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	VTS1205
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-14.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID	VTS1205
Head HIC-15	379
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	44
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	30
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.56
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.33
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.9
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.5
Combined force (kN)	3.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	23
A-P moment (Nm)	-53

Passenger injury measures

Test ID	VTS1205
Head HIC-15	66
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.1
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	14
Lateral force (kN)	0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	23
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.66
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.23
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	1.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.9
L-M moment (Nm)	39
A-P moment (Nm)	137

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2013-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Lexus ES 350 4-door

Rating applies to both the ES 350 (tested) and the ES 300h (hybrid) models.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,558 lbs
Peak force	18,556 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.22

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Geometry
Seat type	Power leather seats
Backset (mm)	11
Distance below top of head (mm)	14
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	14.1
Head contact time (ms)	56
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	415

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Pre-Collision System

Package name

Optional Pre-Collision System with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-15 models

Advanced

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 6 mph.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 4 mph.

How front crash prevention is evaluated

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015 models

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	ES 350
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	ES 350
Seat type	leather

G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	too much force needed to attach
	difficult to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	31
Clearance angle (degrees)	72
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	32
Clearance angle (degrees)	72
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No

Seat position 22

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	29
Clearance angle (degrees)	54
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	41
Clearance angle (degrees)	62
Tether anchor
Location	Rear deck
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No

How child seat anchors are evaluated