Small overlap front: driver-side
Rating applies to 2021 models
Tested vehicle: 2021 Kia Sorento S 4-door 4wd
The Kia Sorento was redesigned for the 2021 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Kia Sorento conducted by Hyundai/Kia as part of frontal crash test verification.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTN2013 |
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Lower occupant compartment | |
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 11 |
Footrest (cm) | 7 |
Left toepan (cm) | 6 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
Parking brake (cm) | 9 |
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 5 |
Upper occupant compartment | |
Steering column | 1 |
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 4 |
Upper dash (cm) | 6 |
Lower instrument panel (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTN2013 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 83 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 10 |
Maximum Nij | 0.18 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 1.0 |
Right | 0.8 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 3 |
Right | 2 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.56 |
Right | 0.53 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 2.2 |
Right | 0.7 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 35 |
Right | 38 |
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Rating applies to 2021 models
Tested vehicle: 2021 Kia Sorento S 4-door 4wd
The Kia Sorento was redesigned for the 2021 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Kia Sorento conducted by Hyundai/Kia as part of frontal crash test verification.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Passenger injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side
Test ID | VTP2017 |
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Lower occupant compartment | |
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 12 |
Footrest (cm) | 7 |
Right toepan (cm) | 4 |
Center toepan (cm) | 3 |
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 5 |
Upper occupant compartment | |
Center dash (cm) | 5 |
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 6 |
Upper dash (cm) | 7 |
Right lower dash (cm) | 6 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | VTP2017 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 79 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
Maximum Nij | 0.17 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 25 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 0.1 |
Right | 0.5 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 1 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.39 |
Right | 0.65 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 0.8 |
Right | 1.2 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 29 |
Right | 54 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTP2017 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 84 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
Maximum Nij | 0.20 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 24 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 0.8 |
Right | 0.9 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 1 |
Right | 2 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.32 |
Right | 0.43 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 1.5 |
Right | 1.0 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 38 |
Right | 56 |
How the passenger-side small overlap front test is conducted
Moderate overlap front
Rating applies to 2021 models
Tested vehicle: 2021 Kia Sorento S 4-door 4wd
The Kia Sorento was redesigned for the 2021 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Kia Sorento conducted by Hyundai/Kia as part of frontal crash test verification.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTF2017 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 4 |
Left (cm) | 7 |
Center (cm) | 5 |
Right (cm) | 7 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 5 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 0 |
Right (cm) | 1 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | -1 |
Rearward (cm) | -2 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTF2017 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 237 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 8 |
Maximum Nij | 0.26 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 1.3 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 1.8 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.44 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.41 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.3 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.2 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 46 |
Right | 42 |
Side
Rating applies to 2021 models
Tested vehicle: 2021 Kia Sorento S 4-door 4wd
The Kia Sorento was redesigned for the 2021 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2021 Kia Sorento conducted by Hyundai/Kia as part of side crash test verification.
Overall evaluation | |
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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 |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | VTS2018 | |
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B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -20.0 | |
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | VTS2018 |
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Head HIC-15 | 116 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.8 |
Compression (kN) | -0.6 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 40 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.2 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 35 |
Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 4.42 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.48 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 1.5 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.2 |
Combined force (kN) | 2.7 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.3 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 53 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 35 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | VTS2018 |
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Head HIC-15 | 113 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.1 |
Compression (kN) | -0.4 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 33 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.9 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 43 |
Average deflection (mm) | 26 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.23 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.57 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 0.5 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.0 |
Combined force (kN) | 1.1 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 75 |
A-P moment (Nm) | -20 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2021 models
Tested vehicle: 2021 Kia Sorento LX 4-door 4wd
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 3,829 lbs |
Peak force | 19,106 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.99 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seat
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | Manual cloth seat |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 8 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | -2 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Pass |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.6 |
Head contact time (ms) | 51 |
Force rating | 1 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 0 |
Max neck tension (N) | 277 |
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-pedestrian
Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.
Headlights
Ratings are given for 2 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.
Trim level(s)
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SX trim
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SX-Prestige trim
Low-beam headlight type | LED projector |
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High-beam headlight type | LED projector |
Curve-adaptive? | No |
High-beam assist? | Yes |
Overall rating |
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Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: |
Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on both right curves and fair on both left curves.
High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and on the gradual left curve.
Trim level(s) |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED projector |
High-beam headlight type | LED projector |
Curve-adaptive? | No |
High-beam assist? | Yes |
Overall rating Applies to 2021 models |
LOW BEAMS | Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux) |
Amount glare exceeded threshold |
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Straightaway right edge | 94.9 m | None |
Straightaway left edge | 68.8 m | None |
250m radius right curve, right edge | 80.7 m | None |
250m radius left curve, left edge | 66.6 m | None |
150m radius right curve, right edge | 73.5 m | None |
150m radius left curve, left edge | 60.1 m | None |
HIGH BEAMS | Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux) |
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Straightaway right edge | 153.3 m |
Straightaway left edge | 134.3 m |
250m radius right curve, right edge | 87.4 m |
250m radius left curve, left edge | 73.1 m |
150m radius right curve, right edge | 74.3 m |
150m radius left curve, left edge | 61.2 m |
Trim level(s)
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LX trim
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S trim
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EX trim
Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
Curve-adaptive? | No |
High-beam assist? | Yes |
Overall rating |
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Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: |
Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.
Trim level(s) |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
Curve-adaptive? | No |
High-beam assist? | Yes |
Overall rating Applies to 2021 models |
LOW BEAMS | Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux) |
Amount glare exceeded threshold |
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Straightaway right edge | 64.0 m | None |
Straightaway left edge | 18.6 m | None |
250m radius right curve, right edge | 43.2 m | None |
250m radius left curve, left edge | 30.9 m | None |
150m radius right curve, right edge | 33.8 m | None |
150m radius left curve, left edge | 26.9 m | None |
HIGH BEAMS | Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux) |
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Straightaway right edge | 119.2 m |
Straightaway left edge | 94.3 m |
250m radius right curve, right edge | 61.8 m |
250m radius left curve, left edge | 59.4 m |
150m radius right curve, right edge | 44.7 m |
150m radius left curve, left edge | 42.7 m |