2015 Mazda 5
small car / 4-door wagon
Small overlap front: driver-side
Tested vehicle: 2014 Mazda 5 Sport wagon
Rating applies to 2012-15 models
The Mazda 5 was redesigned for the 2012 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics During the crash, the driver door unlatched, which shouldn't happen because the driver could be partly or completely ejected from the vehicle. 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. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEN1424 |
| Lower occupant compartment | |
| Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 35 |
| Footrest (cm) | 26 |
| Left toepan (cm) | 22 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 21 |
| Parking brake (cm) | |
| Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 13 |
| Upper occupant compartment | |
| Steering column | 15 |
| Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 34 |
| Upper dash (cm) | 25 |
| Lower instrument panel (cm) | 27 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEN1424 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 122 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | not meas. |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 9 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 27 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 11.0 |
| Right | 4.3 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 15 |
| Right | 9 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 47 |
| Right | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 1.28 |
| Right | 0.87 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 2.0 |
| Right | 3.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 88 |
| Right | 121 |
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2014 Mazda 5 Sport wagon
Rating applies to 2012-15 models
The Mazda 5 was redesigned for the 2012 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 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
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF1405 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 9 |
| Left (cm) | 12 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 7 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | -4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF1405 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 262 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 31 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 31 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 22 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.0 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.2 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.52 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.49 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 116 |
| Right | 96 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2014 Mazda 5 Sport wagon with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2012-15 models
The Mazda 5 was redesigned for the 2012 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection The side curtain airbag did not fully cover the window opening near the dummy's head during deployment. After the head was contacted by the side airbag, it continued to move outward and downward until it was hit by the window sill of the driver door, when the head was in near proximity with the intruding barrier. Although the barrier did not hit the dummy's head in this test, this near miss indicates that only slightly different crash circumstances could produce a direct hit to a person's head. |
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| 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 | CES1405 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -7.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES1405 |
| Head HIC-15 | 287 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.1 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 39 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 19 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.96 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.44 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.3 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.0 |
| Combined force (kN) | 7.3 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 67 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -18 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES1405 |
| Head HIC-15 | 184 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 26 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.3 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 49 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 33 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.74 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 1.21 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.6 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 3.6 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.6 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 152 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -69 |
Roof strength
Tested vehicle: 2014 Mazda 5 Sport wagon
Rating applies to 2012-15 models
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 3,409 lbs |
| Peak force | 14,797 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.34 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | Manual cloth seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 48 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 42 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 10.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 83 |
| Force rating | 1 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 1 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 480 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.