2026 Subaru Crosstrek
small car / 4-door wagon
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: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2024-26 models
The Subaru Crosstrek and Subaru Impreza were redesigned for the 2024 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2024 Crosstrek conducted by Subaru.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall driver-side evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTN2308 |
| Lower occupant compartment | |
| Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 2 |
| Footrest (cm) | 3 |
| Left toepan (cm) | 2 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
| Parking brake (cm) | |
| Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 2 |
| Upper occupant compartment | |
| Steering column | 0 |
| Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 2 |
| Upper dash (cm) | 1 |
| Lower instrument panel (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTN2308 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 98 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.5 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 9 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.14 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 0.3 |
| Right | 0.1 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 7 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 0.61 |
| Right | 0.29 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 1.9 |
| Right | 0.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 25 |
| Right | 96 |
Passenger-side
Tested vehicle: 2026 Subaru Crosstrek Limited Hybrid 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2026 models
The Subaru Crosstrek and Subaru Impreza were redesigned for the 2024 model year. Beginnning with 2026 models, Subaru made changes to the front structure and passenger-side front airbag to improve occupant safety in passenger-side small overlap front crashes. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2026 Crosstrek conducted by Subaru.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall passenger-side evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Hip/thigh | |
| Lower leg/foot | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTP2520 |
| Lower occupant compartment | |
| Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 9 |
| Footrest (cm) | 9 |
| Right toepan (cm) | 4 |
| Center toepan (cm) | 2 |
| Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 2 |
| Upper occupant compartment | |
| Center dash (cm) | 4 |
| Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 7 |
| Upper dash (cm) | 7 |
| Right lower dash (cm) | 6 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTP2520 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 67 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 9 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.14 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 18 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 1.0 |
| Right | 0.9 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 1 |
| Right | 1 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 0.27 |
| Right | 0.61 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 1.4 |
| Right | 1.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 39 |
| Right | 26 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | VTP2520 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 35 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 19 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.22 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Femur (kN) | |
| Left | 1.2 |
| Right | 0.8 |
| Knee displacement (mm) | |
| Left | 2 |
| Right | 2 |
| Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
| Left | 0 |
| Right | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index | |
| Left | 0.33 |
| Right | 0.23 |
| Tibia axial force (kN) | |
| Left | 0.6 |
| Right | 0.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 20 |
| Right | 33 |