The passenger compartment of the Yaris Cross remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Structures in the dashboard were considered a risk to the knees and femurs of occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions. Protection of the driver’s chest was rated as marginal, based on readings of compression during the test. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Yaris Cross would be a benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, good or adequate protection was provided to all critical body areas, for both the driver and rear passenger. In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impacts, protection of all critical body areas was good and the car scored maximum points in this part of the assessment. The Yaris Cross has a centre-mounted airbag to mitigate occupant to occupant injuries in the event of a lateral collision.  In Euro NCAP’s test, the airbag worked well, with good protection of the dummies’ heads.  Limitation of the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the car in a side impact was rated as marginal.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.  The Yaris Cross has, as standard, an advance emergency call system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash. The car also applies the brakes after a collision to prevent secondary impacts.

In the both the frontal offset test and the side barrier impact, protection of both child dummies was good or adequate for all body regions.  The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position.  Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded.  All of the child restraint types for which the Yaris Cross is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.

The protection provided by the bonnet to the head of a struck pedestrian was mostly good or adequate.  Poor results were recorded at the base of the windscreen and on the stiff windscreen pillars.  The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians’ legs at all test locations and protection of the pelvis was also good, the Yaris Cross scoring maximum points in these areas of assessment.  The autonomous emergency braking system of the Yaris Cross detects vulnerable road users, as well as other vehicles.  The system’s response to pedestrians was good and its response to cyclists was adequate, with collisions avoided or mitigated in most test scenarios.

A seatbelt reminder is standard for the front and rear seats and a driver monitoring system monitors steering inputs for signs of fatigued driving.  The autonomous emergency braking system showed good performance in tests of its reaction to other vehicles.    Speed assistance is provided by a system which informs the driver of the local limit, allowing the limiter to be set appropriately.  A lane support system gently corrects the course of a car which is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in more critical situations.