2015 Honda Accord

midsize car / 2-door coupe

2015 Honda Accord 2-door coupe

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-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
Basic

Other available safety features

  • Standard daytime running lights
  • Optional lane departure warning

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 2015-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2015 Honda Accord LX-S 2-door

The Honda Accord was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Beginning with 2015 2-door models, the frontal airbag programming was changed 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

Action shot taken during the 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 maintained well.

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

The driver's space was maintained well, and 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 CEN1443
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 14
Footrest (cm) 10
Left toepan (cm) 5
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 3
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 3
Upper dash (cm) 3
Lower instrument panel (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID CEN1443
Head
HIC-15 270
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 11
Maximum Nij 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 22
Femur (kN)
Left 0.3
Right 0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.48
Right 0.60
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.2
Right 2.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 44
Right 63

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2013-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Honda Accord LX-S 2-door

The Honda Accord was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda 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 VTF1209
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 7
Left (cm) 11
Center (cm) 9
Right (cm) 8
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 2
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTF1209
Head
HIC-15 141
Peak gs at hard contact no data
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 15
Maximum Nij 0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.0
Femur force - right (kN) 0.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.35
Maximum tibia index - right 0.45
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 59
Right 77

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Honda Accord EX 2-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Honda Accord was redesigned for the 2013 model year. Two side tests of the Accord were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Honda as part of side crash test verification. Ratings are based on both tests.

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

View of the vehicle and barrier just after the Institute's crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with door removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment (Institute test car shown).

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag in the Institute's test.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID VTS1207 CES1210
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -18.5 -18.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Test ID VTS1207 CES1210
Head HIC-15 223 180
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0 1.0
Compression (kN) 0.4 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 42 36
Lateral force (kN) 1.5 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 33 26
Average deflection (mm) 26 24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.82 4.11
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.42 0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 1.5 1.3
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.6 2.2
Combined force (kN) 3.7 3.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.3 1.0
L-M moment (Nm) 205 195
A-P moment (Nm) 48 25

Passenger injury measures

Test ID VTS1207 CES1210
Head HIC-15 131 127
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.2 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.8 0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 22 29
Lateral force (kN) 1.1 1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30 25
Average deflection (mm) 23 17
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.94 1.86
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.45 0.23
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.5 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.1 1.6
Combined force (kN) 2.3 1.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.5 0.4
L-M moment (Nm) 92 60
A-P moment (Nm) 52 51

How the side crash test is conducted

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2013-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Honda Accord LX-S 2-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight 3,240 lbs
Peak force 15,048 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.64

How the roof strength test is conducted

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Manual cloth seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Manual cloth seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 30
Distance below top of head (mm) 30
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 11.3
Head contact time (ms) 62
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 0
Max neck tension (N) 430

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 Forward Collision Warning

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-15 models

Basic
Basic
with optional equipment
  • This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
  • Autobrake not available.

How front crash prevention is evaluated