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Toyota RAV4

Rating
Score
ADULT OCCUPANT
****
32
Front: 12.4
Side: 16
Seatbelt reminder: 2
Pole: 2
CHILD OCCUPANT
****
39
PEDESTRIAN
***
21


 
Adult occupant protection
Head: Good, Neck: Good, Chest: Adequate, Upper leg right: Marginal, Upper leg left: Marginal, Lower leg right: Adequate, Lower leg left: Adequate, Right foot: Adequate, Left foot: Adequate
Frontal impact driver
Head: Good, Neck: Good, Chest: Good, Upper leg right: Adequate, Upper leg left: Adequate, Lower leg right: Adequate, Lower leg left: Good
Frontal impact passenger
Head: Good, Chest: Good, Abdomen: Good, Pelvis: Good
Side impact driver

Child restraints
18 month old ChildBritax-Römer BabySafe Plus Universal, rearward facing
3 year old ChildBritax-Römer Duo Plus ISOFIX, forward facing
Pedestrian protection

Pedestrian protection

Safety equipment
Front seatbelt pretensioners
Front seatbelt load limiters
Driver frontal airbag
Front passenger frontal airbag
Side body airbags
Side head airbags
Driver knee airbag
ISOfix front
ISOfix rear
Car details
Tested modelToyota RAV4 D-4D, LHD
Body type5 door SUV
Year of publication2006
Kerb weight1620kg
VIN from which rating appliesJTMBA31V005012623 or JTMBA31V306022220

Comments
Front impact
In the first frontal test, the airbags fired late owing to disconnection of a satellite airbag sensor early in the impact. Toyota re-routed the wiring to the sensor and modified the software in the control unit so that the airbags fired earlier in the event of a disconnection. Euro NCAP allowed Toyota to re-test the modified car. In the repeat test, the airbags fired as intended despite damage to the wiring harness. Toyota have informed Euro NCAP that they do not intend to apply these modifications to cars already sold. The driver's knees bottomed out the knee airbag and contacted the support bracket.

Side impact
The RAV4 scored maximum points for its performance in the side impact and pole tests

Child occupant
The passenger airbag could be deactivated to allow rear-facing childseats to be used in the front passenger seat. However, information regarding the status of the airbag was not sufficiently clear to meet Euro NCAP's requirements. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear outboard seats was not sufficiently prominently marked.

Pedestrian
No points were awarded for the protection offered by the leading edge of the bonnet. However, the performance of the bumper and the bonnet suggests that these areas have been designed with pedestrian protection in mind.

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