Passenger-side tests of midsize SUVs reveal some major flaws
66 views · Published 12 June 2018 · 2:24 · Indexed 25 September 2026
Channel: MultiVu · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
Recent crash tests of midsize SUVs by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety featured a range of problems, including structural collapse, an airbag nondeployment, hard hits to the dummy’s head and an open door. Still, 6 of the 8 vehicles managed to earn a good or acceptable rating for passenger-side small overlap front protection. The midsize SUVs — all 2018 models except the 2019 Kia Sorento — are the latest to be put through the passenger-side small overlap test. A small overlap crash occurs when just the front corner of the vehicle strikes another vehicle or an object such as a tree or utility pole. IIHS began rating vehicles in driver-side small overlap crashes in 2012. Since then, automakers have made great strides in protecting drivers in such crashes. However, passengers aren’t always afforded equal protection, which is why IIHS began rating vehicles in the passenger-side test last year.
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