The Nissan Rogue Sport has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Kona doesn’t offer knee airbags.
Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Rogue Sport has standard Rear Automatic Braking that uses rear sensors to monitor and automatically apply the brakes to prevent a rear collision. The Kona doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.
The Rogue Sport (except S) offers an optional Around View® Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Kona only offers a rear monitor and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the front or sides.
To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Rogue Sport has a standard rear cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Only the Kona SEL/N Line/Limited has a rear cross-path warning system.
Both the Rogue Sport and the Kona 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, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive and driver alert monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Nissan Rogue Sport is safer than the Hyundai Kona:
|
Rogue Sport |
Kona |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
132 |
217 |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
.6 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
35.3% |
37% |
Neck Stress |
189 lbs. |
193 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
34 lbs. |
70 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 Nissan Rogue Sport is safer than the Hyundai Kona:
|
Rogue Sport |
Kona |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
106 |
109 |
Abdominal Force |
156 lbs. |
246 lbs. |
Hip Force |
408 lbs. |
611 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
211 |
326 |
Spine Acceleration |
38 G’s |
66 G’s |
Hip Force |
504 lbs. |
638 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
590 lbs. |
744 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.