2016 Toyota Sienna

minivan

2016 Toyota Sienna Minivan
2015 Toyota Sienna shown

Crashworthiness

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

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system
Advanced

Seat belts & child restraints

LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

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 2015-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Toyota Sienna LE

The Toyota Sienna was redesigned for the 2011 model year. Beginning with 2015 models, the front-end structure was modified to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes.

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, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed and had sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag also deployed.

Action shot taken during the driver-side 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 barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off to the left, and the seat belt allowed the dummy to move too far forward, as is evident from the gap between the dummy's torso and the seat back.

Despite considerable intrusion of the instrument panel and door hinge pillar and some intrusion of the parking brake pedal, risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CEN1439
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 11
Footrest (cm) 9
Left toepan (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Parking brake (cm) 12
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 14
Upper dash (cm) 13
Lower instrument panel (cm) 10

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1439
Head
HIC-15 119
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm) 6
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 24
Femur (kN)
Left 4.3
Right 0.9
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 7
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 2
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.54
Right 0.34
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.1
Right 2.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 44
Right 85

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2011-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2018 Toyota Sienna LE

The Toyota Sienna was redesigned for the 2011 model year. Although Toyota reinforced the structure in later model years on the driver side to improve occupant protection in small overlap frontal crashes, no such changes were made on the passenger side.

Overall 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

Action shot taken during the passenger-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was not maintained well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the passenger dummy’s head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

Extensive intrusion of the dashboard and door hinge pillar contributed to a moderate risk of injuries to the right hip and right lower leg.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Test ID CEP1818
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 51
Footrest (cm) 30
Right toepan (cm) 19
Center toepan (cm) 11
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 4
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 32
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 49
Upper dash (cm) 42
Right lower dash (cm) 37

Passenger injury measures

Test ID CEP1818
Head
HIC-15 416
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 42
Maximum Nij 0.50
Chest maximum compression (mm) 12
Femur (kN)
Left 3.5
Right 5.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 8
Right 11
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 1
Right 11
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.53
Right 0.88
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.5
Right 0.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 81
Right 57

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEP1818
Head
HIC-15 41
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 12
Maximum Nij 0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm) 32
Femur (kN)
Left 0.4
Right 0.6
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.18
Right 0.29
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.8
Right 0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 18
Right 44

How the passenger-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2011-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Toyota Sienna LE

The Toyota Sienna was redesigned for the 2011 model year. 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 VTF0906
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 8
Left (cm) 12
Center (cm) 7
Right (cm) 8
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF0906
Head
HIC-15 209
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.5
Extension bending moment (Nm) 22
Maximum Nij 0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.7
Femur force - right (kN) 1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm) 1
Knee displacement - right (mm) 1
Maximum tibia index - left 0.39
Maximum tibia index - right 0.32
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 70
Right 90

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2014-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2014 Toyota Sienna LE with standard head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Toyota Sienna was redesigned for the 2011 model year. Beginning with 2014 models, the side torso airbags were modified to improve the protection of drivers and front seat passengers in side impact crashes. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on tests conducted by Toyota as part of side crash test verification.

Two tests of the Sienna were conducted, one of a 2011 model and the other representing a 2014 model. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear passenger dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made affecting structure or rear seat occupants. (The vehicle tested by Toyota was designated as a 2011 model but included the side torso airbag changes of the 2014 models.)

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
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS0909 VTS1235
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -15.5 -14.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1235
Head HIC-15 235
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 22
Average deflection (mm) 21
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.77
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.14
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.4
Combined force (kN) 2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.6
L-M moment (Nm) 29
A-P moment (Nm) 109

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS0909 VTS1235
Head HIC-15 202 156
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4 0.2
Compression (kN) 0.0 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 41 42
Lateral force (kN) 1.4 1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 27 31
Average deflection (mm) 17 14
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.46 2.61
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.33 0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.7 1.0
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.2 2.5
Combined force (kN) 3.6 3.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.2 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 31 50
A-P moment (Nm) 67 61

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2011-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Toyota Sienna LE

Overall evaluation
Curb weight4,354 lbs
Peak force17,950 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio4.12

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seat AHR

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power cloth seat AHR
Geometry
Backset (mm) 55
Distance below top of head (mm) 28
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 10.4
Head contact time (ms) 66
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 31
Max neck tension (N) 540

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

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

  • Optional Pre-Collision System

Package name

  • Optional Limited Advanced Technology Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2015-17 models

Advanced
Advanced
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 9 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 7 mph.

How front crash prevention is evaluated

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2016-20 models built after March 2016

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLE
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 4 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLE
Seat type cloth
1 2 3 6 4 5
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

1
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
4
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
5
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 26
Clearance angle (degrees) 83
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 21
Clearance angle (degrees) 79
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 11
Clearance angle (degrees) 75
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 21
Clearance angle (degrees) 72
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 32

5

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 7
Clearance angle (degrees) 85
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 10
Clearance angle (degrees) 90
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 33

4

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 9
Clearance angle (degrees) 66
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 11
Clearance angle (degrees) 84
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Rating applies to 2015-16 models built after August 2015 and before April 2016

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLE
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 4 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Overall evaluation
Vehicle trimLE
Seat type cloth
1 2 3 6 4 5
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

1
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
4
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
5
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 36
Clearance angle (degrees) 74
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 41
Clearance angle (degrees) 71
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 21
Clearance angle (degrees) 70
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 25
Clearance angle (degrees) 73
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 32

5

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 15
Clearance angle (degrees) 75
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 12
Clearance angle (degrees) 75
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

Seat position 33

4

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 15
Clearance angle (degrees) 57
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 25
Clearance angle (degrees) 74
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present Yes
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor
No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH
Not measured

How child seat anchors are evaluated