Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the CR-V Hybrid deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The CR-V Hybrid’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The Renegade’s airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.
To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the CR-V Hybrid. But it costs extra on the Renegade.
The CR-V Hybrid’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Renegade doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.
Both the CR-V Hybrid and the Renegade have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available rear parking sensors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Honda CR-V Hybrid is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
CR-V Hybrid |
Renegade |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
141 |
207 |
Neck Stress |
175 lbs. |
332 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
65/19 lbs. |
343/366 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
309 |
363 |
Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.7 inches |
Neck Stress |
160 lbs. |
221 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
276/243 lbs. |
290/322 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
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 CR-V Hybrid is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
CR-V Hybrid |
Renegade |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
71 |
140 |
Chest Movement |
.6 inches |
.8 inches |
Hip Force |
310 lbs. |
320 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
3 Stars |
HIC |
143 |
322 |
Spine Acceleration |
50 G’s |
74 G’s |
Hip Force |
567 lbs. |
1087 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
13 inches |
13 inches |
Spine Acceleration |
35 G’s |
41 G’s |
Hip Force |
543 lbs. |
593 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 CR-V Hybrid is 1.5% to 6.4% less likely to roll over than the Renegade.
For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system, its standard vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention system, and its available headlight’s “Good” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the CR-V Hybrid the rating of “Top Pick” for 2021, a rating granted to only 128 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Renegade last would have qualified as a “Top Pick” in 2019.