2002 Toyota Avalon
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2000 Toyota Avalon XLS 4-door
Rating applies to 2000-04 models
The Toyota Avalon was redesigned for the 2000 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00012 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Center (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 14 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 11 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 3 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00012 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 377 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 13 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 43 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.47 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.1 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.37 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.37 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 81 |
| Right | 77 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 68 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 65 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 15.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 98 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 130 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,408 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.