Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the HR-V deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The HR-V’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The Outlander Sport’s airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.
Both the HR-V and the Outlander Sport have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes and lane departure warning systems.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Honda HR-V is safer than the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport:
|
HR-V |
Outlander Sport |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
Neck Injury Risk |
19% |
29% |
Neck Stress |
244 lbs. |
412 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
5 lbs. |
90 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
33/136 lbs. |
334/511 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
205 |
251 |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
.6 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
41% |
43% |
Neck Stress |
218 lbs. |
221 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
46 lbs. |
91 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
A significantly tougher test than their original offset frontal crash test, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety does 40 MPH small overlap frontal offset crash tests. In this test, where only 25% of the total width of the vehicle is struck, results indicate that the Honda HR-V is safer than the Outlander Sport:
|
HR-V |
Outlander Sport |
Overall Evaluation |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Restraints |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Head Neck Evaluation |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Peak Head Forces |
0 G’s |
0 G’s |
Steering Column Movement Rearward |
0 cm |
1 cm |
Chest Evaluation |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Max Chest Compression |
23 cm |
28 cm |
Hip & Thigh Evaluation |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Femur Force R/L |
1/.1 kN |
3.43/.93 kN |
Hip & Thigh Injury Risk R/L |
0%/0% |
1%/0% |
Lower Leg Evaluation |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Tibia index R/L |
.38/.34 |
.68/.36 |
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Honda HR-V is safer than the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport:
|
HR-V |
Outlander Sport |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
148 |
163 |
Abdominal Force |
158 G’s |
163 G’s |
Hip Force |
321 lbs. |
518 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
385 lbs. |
794 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
12 inches |
17 inches |
HIC |
203 |
365 |
Hip Force |
799 lbs. |
807 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the HR-V is 1.6% to 5.6% less likely to roll over than the Outlander Sport.
The Honda HR-V has a better fatality history. The HR-V was involved in fatal accidents at a rate 26.3% lower per vehicle registered than the Outlander Sport, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.