Both the Corolla Cross and the Escape have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors, available all wheel drive, blind spot warning systems, rear parking sensors and rear cross-path warning.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Toyota Corolla Cross is safer than the Ford Escape:
|
Corolla Cross |
Escape |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Neck Injury Risk |
27% |
36.3% |
Neck Stress |
165 lbs. |
181 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 Toyota Corolla Cross is safer than the Ford Escape:
|
Corolla Cross |
Escape |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
92 |
197 |
Chest Movement |
.9 inches |
.9 inches |
Abdominal Force |
129 lbs. |
191 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
367 lbs. |
816 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
239 |
344 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.