2025 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

small SUV / 4-door SUV

2025 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 4-door SUV
2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front
G
Moderate overlap front: updated test
P
Side: updated test
P

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
Seat belt reminders
P
LATCH ease of use
G

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning

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

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2018-25 models

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was introduced in the 2018 model year and is derived from the Mitsubishi Outlander. There was no 2021 model year produced. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall driver-side evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
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 VTN1908
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 15
Footrest (cm) 9
Left toepan (cm) 7
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Parking brake (cm) 0
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 6
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Upper dash (cm) 8
Lower instrument panel (cm) 11

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTN1908
Head
HIC-15 139
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 31
Maximum Nij 0.36
Chest maximum compression (mm) 18
Femur (kN)
Left 2.1
Right 1.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 3
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.54
Right 0.26
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.9
Right 2.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 102
Right 55

Passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross ES 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2018-25 models

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was introduced in the 2018 model year and is derived from the Mitsubishi Outlander. There was no 2021 model year produced. Passenger-side overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mitsubishi.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall passenger-side 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
The dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but slid off toward the right side, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed.
A
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 VTP1915
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 14
Footrest (cm) 9
Right toepan (cm) 7
Center toepan (cm) 5
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 3
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Upper dash (cm) 3
Right lower dash (cm) 6

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1915
Head
HIC-15 173
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 21
Maximum Nij 0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm) 18
Femur (kN)
Left 1.3
Right 4.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.31
Right 0.24
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.5
Right 1.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 43
Right 40

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1915
Head
HIC-15 95
Peak gs at hard contact no data
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 11
Maximum Nij 0.15
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 0.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.25
Right 0.22
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.4
Right 1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 36
Right 44

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2022-25 models

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was introduced in the 2018 model year and is derived from the Mitsubishi Outlander.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
P
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Thigh/hip
G
Leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
P
Chest
M
Thigh
G
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
A
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2107
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)1
Left (cm)5
Center (cm)6
Right (cm)7
Brake pedal (cm)1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)0
Right (cm)0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)2
Rearward (cm)-5
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2107
Head
HIC-15226
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)24
Maximum Nij0.27
Chest maximum compression (mm)23
Femur (kN)
Left0.6
Right0.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left1
Right1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left0
Right0
Maximum tibia index
Left0.25
Right0.38
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left2.4
Right2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left71
Right66

Rear passenger injury measures

Test IDCEF2107
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)3.3
Compression (kN)0.0
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Chest
Chest index45
Shoulder belt tension (kN)8.0
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression0.1
Right femur compression0.2

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Side: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2018-25 models

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross was introduced in the 2018 model year and is derived from the Mitsubishi Outlander. There was no 2021 model year produced.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2002
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -12.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2002
Head
HIC-15 155
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 18
Lateral force (kN) 1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 58
Average deflection (mm) 40
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.69
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.33
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 5.8

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2002
Head
HIC-15 166
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 44
Lateral force (kN) 1.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 51
Average deflection (mm) 40
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.05
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.00
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 2.7

About the side crash test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2022-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
P
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
DurationLong enough (90+ seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
None
Technical measurements for this test
Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h 51 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h 68 dB
Difference between background and signal 16.7 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h 55 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h 66 dB
Difference between background and signal 10.6 dB
Dominant audio frequency 2000 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Vehicle trimES
Seat type cloth

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.

1 2 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
2
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
none available
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 No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 4
Clearance angle (degrees) 92
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 4
Clearance angle (degrees) 91
Tether anchor
Location Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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 22

2

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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 No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 5
Clearance angle (degrees) 95
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 3
Clearance angle (degrees) 92
Tether anchor
Location Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
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