The CX-5 Turbo Signature has a standard 360° Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Renegade only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.
The CX-5 Turbo Signature’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 CX-5 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, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras 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 Mazda CX-5 is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
CX-5 |
Renegade |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
82 |
207 |
Neck Injury Risk |
23% |
26% |
Neck Stress |
274 lbs. |
332 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
160/307 lbs. |
343/366 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
156 |
363 |
Chest Compression |
.5 inches |
.7 inches |
Neck Stress |
205 lbs. |
221 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 Mazda CX-5 is safer than the Jeep Renegade:
|
CX-5 |
Renegade |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
81 |
161 |
Chest Movement |
.5 inches |
1 inches |
Abdominal Force |
126 lbs. |
161 lbs. |
Hip Force |
189 lbs. |
328 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
3 Stars |
HIC |
208 |
286 |
Spine Acceleration |
65 G’s |
73 G’s |
Hip Force |
524 lbs. |
1157 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
13 inches |
13 inches |
Spine Acceleration |
32 G’s |
39 G’s |
Hip Force |
435 lbs. |
625 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Mazda CX-5 is much safer than the Renegade:
|
CX-5 |
Renegade |
Overall Evaluation |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
Structure |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
|
Driver Injury Measures |
|
Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Neck Compression |
45 lbs. |
89 lbs. |
Torso |
ACCEPTABLE |
ACCEPTABLE |
Shoulder Deflection |
.51 in |
1.02 in |
Shoulder Force |
201 lbs. |
245 lbs. |
Torso Max Deflection |
1.34 in |
1.42 in |
Torso Deflection Rate |
6 MPH |
8 MPH |
Pelvis |
GOOD |
MARGINAL |
Pelvis Force |
848 lbs. |
1249 lbs. |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |
|
Passenger Injury Measures |
|
Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Neck Tension |
22 lbs. |
45 lbs. |
Torso |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Shoulder Deflection |
1.42 in |
1.85 in |
Shoulder Force |
424 lbs. |
446 lbs. |
Torso Max Deflection |
1.26 in |
1.77 in |
Torso Deflection Rate |
9 MPH |
12 MPH |
Pelvis |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Pelvis Force |
602 lbs. |
982 lbs. |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |
For its performance in IIHS driver-side and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, updated side impact, headlight, and daytime pedestrian crash prevention testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the CX-5 the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2023, a rating granted to only 98 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Renegade last would have qualified as a “Top Safety Pick” in 2018.