In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Venza are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The RX doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
The Venza has a standard Secondary Collision Brake, which automatically applies the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The RX doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.
To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Venza. But it costs extra on the RX.
Both the Venza and the RX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Toyota Venza is safer than the Lexus RX:
|
Venza |
RX |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
3 Stars |
HIC |
152 |
194 |
Neck Injury Risk |
29.3% |
33.2% |
Neck Stress |
306 lbs. |
412 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
56 lbs. |
60 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
400/388 lbs. |
433/719 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
284 |
305 |
Chest Compression |
.4 inches |
.7 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
37.4% |
40.1% |
Neck Stress |
258 lbs. |
267 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
340/190 lbs. |
403/457 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.