2014 Toyota Prius c

minicar / 4-door hatchback

2014 Toyota Prius c 4-door hatchback
2013 Toyota Prius c 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 2012-15 models built before June 2015

Tested vehicle: 2013 Toyota Prius c One 4-door

The Toyota Prius c was introduced in the 2012 model year and is derived from the Toyota Yaris.

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 12 cm to the right. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso, contributing to the head hitting the instrument panel. 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, and the driver's seat tipped forward and toward the B-pillar. 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, and the driver's seat pitched forward and tipped outward.

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

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1328
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 30
Footrest (cm) 14
Left toepan (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 4
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 5
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 7
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 20
Upper dash (cm) 20
Lower instrument panel (cm) 16

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1328
Head
HIC-15 426
Peak gs at hard contact 66
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 24
Maximum Nij 0.34
Chest maximum compression (mm) 19
Femur (kN)
Left 1.5
Right 0.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 6
Right 2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 1.39
Right 0.74
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.9
Right 0.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 125
Right 76

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2012-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius c Two 4-door

The Toyota Prius c was introduced in the 2012 model year and is derived from the Toyota Yaris. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Toyota as part of frontal crash test verification.

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

Test ID VTF1116
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 7
Left (cm) 12
Center (cm) 10
Right (cm) 8
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 4
Right (cm) 4
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -2
Rearward (cm) 0
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1116
Head
HIC-15 291
Peak gs at hard contact 76
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 26
Maximum Nij 0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm) 34
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.7
Femur force - right (kN) 1.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 2
Maximum tibia index - left 0.41
Maximum tibia index - right 0.51
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 70
Right 43

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius c Two 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Toyota Prius c was introduced in the 2012 model year and is derived from the Toyota Yaris.

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 curtain airbag.

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 CES1204
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID CES1204
Head HIC-15 371
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 51
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 35
Average deflection (mm) 27
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.64
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.34
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.6
Combined force (kN) 3.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.5
L-M moment (Nm) 128
A-P moment (Nm) 89

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CES1204
Head HIC-15 167
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 50
Lateral force (kN) 2.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 42
Average deflection (mm) 32
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.78
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.76
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 0.7
Combined force (kN) 1.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.0
L-M moment (Nm) 220
A-P moment (Nm) 67

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Toyota Prius c Two 4-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 2,529 lbs
Peak force 13,352 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 5.28

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) 29
Distance below top of head (mm) 12
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.9
Head contact time (ms) 63
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 385

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

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