Crash Test 2007 Toyota Rav 4 IIHS (Side Impact)

Toyota RAV4
2006-08 models
SIDE IMPACT TEST WITH OPTIONAL FRONT AND SECOND ROW HEAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND OPTIONAL FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED TORSO AIRBAGS

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good
Injury measures Head protection Structure/safety cage
Head/neck Torso Pelvis/leg
Driver Good Good Good Good Acceptable
Rear passenger Good Good Good Good

Important: Side impact crash test ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories.
Test details:

The Toyota RAV4 was redesigned and enlarged for the 2006 model year. Beginning with 2007 models, side airbags were made standard (they were optional in 2006 models).
Injury measures:

Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

Rear passenger — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.
Head protection:

Driver — The dummy's head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof.

Rear passenger — The dummy's head was protected from being hit by any hard structures, including the intruding barrier, by a side curtain airbag that deployed from the roof.

Left to right: * View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test. Larger photo * View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment. Larger photo * Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag. Larger photo * Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag. Larger photo

Additional features: * Side airbags: front and second row head curtain airbags with front seat-mounted torso airbags (standard beginning with 2007 models, optional in 2006 models) * Rollover sensor: designed to deploy the side curtain airbags, if equipped, in the event of an impending rollover * Electronic stability control * Antilock brakes * Daytime running lights (optional)

Tested vehicle specifications: * 2006 Toyota RAV4 4wd * Class: Small SUV * Weight: 3,492 lbs. * Side airbags: optional front and second row head curtain airbags and optional front seat-mounted torso airbags * Wheelbase: 105 in. * Length: 181 in. * Width: 72 in. * Engine: 2.4 L 4-cylinder * EPA ratings: 23 mpg city | 28 mpg highway

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Crash
• Test
• 2007
• Toyota
• Rav
• IIHS
• (Side
• Impact)

[japnikki]

Am a claims adjuster, if a injury warrants we will pay what we owe i just hate people who are so fake!! One of my insured was T Bone while driving his 08 Rav4 he was hit by some drunk lady in a 1987 Mercury Sable who was also DUI and ran a red light! My insured was ok just sworness the ladt actually tried to sue us...yet she was at fault for accident and DUI pass a red light she was going 50 mph

[firedemon101]

i know how that is, we get alot of them with people claiming for injuries while nothing is wrong with them

[happyboyy8k]

I LOVEEEEE RAV4

[Planeguy13]

The RAV4 seems to have done very well in the accident! I drive one and love it, I feel so safe in it!

[RandomnessRICKY]

Doesnt good mean 5 stars? :/

[Dszado]

You have no idea the goose bumps I get watching this. On January 29, 2010 this chick sped through a stop sign when I was on my way home from school, and she t-boned me on the driver's side. My car rolled and it came to rest on its passenger side, leaving me hanging from the seatbelt. Miraculously I wasn't injured, unlike the girl that hit me. You can't be pro-safety, and anti-Toyota. My 2007 Rav4 saved my life.

[smashbrosfan13]

Very safe. Not much debris is thrown in the car as usual.

[TornadoWarrior1]

thats actually a grease paint to show where dummy's head contact is. they also put it near the shins in frontal crashes to see where the legs hit.

[jaclyn1762]

i got into a very bad car accident in a 2005 rav4 with side impact airbags.  i was hit by a 07 f150 that was speeding in teh driver side door. all i had were superficial injuries.

[alexkvaskov]

it's the paint that the researchers at the iihs and the auto manufacturers use to see precisely where the dummies' heads hit the side air bag(s) so that they can improve their designs.