2008 Subaru Tribeca

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

2008 Subaru Tribeca 4-door SUV
2006 Subaru Tribeca shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2006-14 models

The Subaru Tribeca was introduced in the 2006 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 CEF0608
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 5
Left (cm) 9
Center (cm) 12
Right (cm) 10
Brake pedal (cm) 4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 1
Rearward (cm) 3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0608
Head
HIC-15 326
Peak gs at hard contact 28
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm) 32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.4
Femur force - right (kN) 0.9
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.47
Maximum tibia index - right 0.50
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 63
Right 53

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca 4-door 4wd with standard front and second row head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2006-14 models

The Subaru Tribeca was introduced in the 2006 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 CES0628
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -12.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0628
Head HIC-15 146
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 27
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 31
Average deflection (mm) 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.33
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.34
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8
Combined force (kN) 5.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 76
A-P moment (Nm) -29

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0628
Head HIC-15 37
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 34
Lateral force (kN) 1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 32
Average deflection (mm) 21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.59
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.2
Combined force (kN) 3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 45
A-P moment (Nm) -18

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2009 Subaru Tribeca Special Edition 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2006-14 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 4,194 lbs
Peak force 17,603 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.20

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats AHR

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type All seats AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 42
Distance below top of head (mm) 28
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 13.7
Head contact time (ms) 64
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 49
Max neck tension (N) 512

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