2013 Mazda CX-5

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2013 Mazda CX-5 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Not available

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

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: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2013-14 models built before November 2013

The Mazda CX-5 was introduced in the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
M
Structure and safety cage
P
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
A
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but slid off the left side as the steering column moved 12 cm to the right, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward side structure. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed too late during the crash and does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects.
M
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1306
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 28
Footrest (cm) 15
Left toepan (cm) 13
Brake pedal (cm) 9
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 7
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 21
Upper dash (cm) 19
Lower instrument panel (cm) 20

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1306
Head
HIC-15 95
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 21
Femur (kN)
Left 4.9
Right 0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 15
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 3
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.90
Right 0.55
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.3
Right 0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 54
Right 58

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

The Mazda CX-5 was introduced in the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
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 criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF1202
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 6
Center (cm) 8
Right (cm) 4
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) -1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -2
Rearward (cm) -4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF1202
Head
HIC-15 325
Peak gs at hard contact 17
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.2
Femur force - right (kN) 1.0
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.21
Maximum tibia index - right 0.68
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.5
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 45
Right 46

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4-door 4wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

The Mazda CX-5 was introduced in the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1202
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -18.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1202
Head HIC-15 188
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 30
Lateral force (kN) 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 20
Average deflection (mm) 18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.89
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.18
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.7
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.5
Combined force (kN) 3.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.3
L-M moment (Nm) 148
A-P moment (Nm) 46

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES1202
Head HIC-15 103
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 28
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 23
Average deflection (mm) 16
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.26
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.20
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.3
Combined force (kN) 2.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.0
L-M moment (Nm) 84
A-P moment (Nm) -45

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2013-16 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 3,330 lbs
Peak force 18,209 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.47

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 20
Distance below top of head (mm) -2
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.1
Head contact time (ms) 54
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 174

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