2015 Nissan Juke

small car / 4-door hatchback

2015 Nissan Juke 4-door hatchback
2014 Nissan Juke shown

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention
Not available

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.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2011-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Nissan Juke S 4-door

The Nissan Juke was introduced in the 2011 model year.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 17 cm to the right, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward side structure and allowing little airbag cushioning for the chest. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.

Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was not maintained well.

During the crash, the dummy's head and torso barely contacted the airbag before sliding off to the left as the steering column moved to the right. The seat belt allowed the dummy to move too far forward, as is evident from the gap between the seat back and the dummy's torso.

Door hinge pillar, door sill, and instrument panel intrusion was extensive and contributed to a high risk of injury to the left lower leg and a significant risk to the left knee.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1416
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 37
Footrest (cm) 25
Left toepan (cm) 15
Brake pedal (cm) 11
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 19
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 10
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 24
Upper dash (cm) 26
Lower instrument panel (cm) 27

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1416
Head
HIC-15 74
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 6
Maximum Nij 0.15
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 4.9
Right 2.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 17
Right 5
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 3
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.64
Right 0.57
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.7
Right 1.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 90
Right 50

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2011-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke S 4-door

The Nissan Juke was introduced in the 2011 model year and is derived from the Nissan Versa. Two moderate overlap frontal tests of the Juke were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Nissan as part of frontal crash test verification. Ratings are based on both tests.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the Institute's moderate overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well (Institute test car shown).

Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head contacted the side curtain airbag and dislodged headliner during rebound in the Institute's test.

Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal in both tests, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTF1013 CEF1103
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 9 7
Left (cm) 13 10
Center (cm) 12 11
Right (cm) 12 10
Brake pedal (cm) 13 8
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 1 3
Right (cm) 2 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 3 1
Rearward (cm) -3 -1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2 1

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1013 CEF1103
Head
HIC-15 179 397
Peak gs at hard contact no contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 22 10
Maximum Nij 0.24 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 33 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 3.9 3.3
Femur force - right (kN) 3.1 3.9
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0 5
Knee displacement - right (mm) 10 7
Maximum tibia index - left 0.45 0.34
Maximum tibia index - right 0.41 0.51
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.6 1.3
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.4 1.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 71 79
Right 77 70

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2011-16 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke S 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Nissan Juke was introduced in the 2011 model year and is derived from the Nissan Versa.

Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES1105
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -10.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES1105
Head HIC-15 174
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 23
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30
Average deflection (mm) 25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.53
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.1
Combined force (kN) 3.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.8
L-M moment (Nm) 91
A-P moment (Nm) -23

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES1105
Head HIC-15 138
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.1
Compression (kN) 0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 26
Average deflection (mm) 20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.83
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.27
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.7
Combined force (kN) 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.0
L-M moment (Nm) 85
A-P moment (Nm) -18

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2011-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Nissan Juke S 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 2,955 lbs
Peak force 13,191 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.46

How the roof strength test is conducted

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) 25
Distance below top of head (mm) 44
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.1
Head contact time (ms) 57
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 419

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