2023 Lexus RC

large luxury car / 2-door coupe

2023 Lexus RC 2-door coupe
2018 Lexus RC shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front: driver-side
G
Small overlap front: passenger-side
G
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
LATCH ease of use
G

Other available safety features

  • Standard blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

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

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport 2-door
Rating applies to 2015-25 models

The Lexus RC was introduced in the 2015 model year and is derived from the Lexus GS.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1448
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Footrest (cm) 7
Left toepan (cm) 5
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Parking brake (cm) 11
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Upper dash (cm) 4
Lower instrument panel (cm) 4

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1448
Head
HIC-15 105
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 20
Femur (kN)
Left 1.2
Right 1.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.56
Right 0.43
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.4
Right 2.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 67
Right 59

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport 2-door
Rating applies to 2015-25 models

The Lexus RC was introduced in the 2015 model year and is derived from the Lexus GS. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1705
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 14
Footrest (cm) 8
Right toepan (cm) 6
Center toepan (cm) 6
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 9
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 5
Upper dash (cm) 4
Right lower dash (cm) 5

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1705
Head
HIC-15 280
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 30
Maximum Nij 0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 1.4
Right 1.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 3
Right 3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.46
Right 0.31
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.3
Right 2.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 61
Right 65

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1705
Head
HIC-15 113
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 5
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 0.7
Right 1.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.35
Right 0.26
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.1
Right 1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 32
Right 42

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport 2-door
Rating applies to 2015-25 models

The Lexus RC was introduced in the 2015 model year and is derived from the Lexus GS. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota.

Evaluation criteriaRating
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 criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTF1413
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 6
Left (cm) 6
Center (cm) 6
Right (cm) 3
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -2
Rearward (cm) -3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF1413
Head
HIC-15 149
Peak gs at hard contact 23
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 5
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.2
Femur force - right (kN) 2.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 4
Maximum tibia index - left 0.34
Maximum tibia index - right 0.61
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 45
Right 65

About the original moderate overlap front test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2015 Lexus RC 350 F Sport 2-door
Rating applies to 2015-23 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight3,812 lbs
Peak force19,733 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio5.18

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm) 16
Distance below top of head (mm) 21
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 13.4
Head contact time (ms) 57
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 340

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

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2017-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Vehicle trimRC 300
Seat type leather

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

1 3
Rating iconRating
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
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

PositionRating
1
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 68
Lower anchor B
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 64
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 67
Lower anchor B
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) 62
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation