For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Hyundai Venue doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.
For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Hyundai Venue doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has a standard driver’s side knee airbag mounted low on the dashboard. The knee airbag helps prevent the driver from sliding under the seatbelts or the main frontal airbag; this keeps the driver better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. A knee airbag also helps keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Venue doesn’t offer knee airbags.
The Eclipse Cross has all-wheel drive to maximize traction under poor conditions, especially in ice and snow. The Venue doesn’t offer all-wheel drive.
The Eclipse Cross SEL has a standard Multi-View Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Venue only offers a rear monitor.
Both the Eclipse Cross and the Venue have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available blind spot warning systems and rear cross-path warning.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross weighs 668 to 871 pounds more than the Hyundai Venue. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts. Crosswinds also affect lighter cars more.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is safer than the Hyundai Venue:
|
Eclipse Cross |
Venue |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
248 |
335 |
Neck Compression |
33 lbs. |
182 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
184/324 lbs. |
769/350 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
215 |
280 |
Chest Compression |
.7 inches |
.8 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
39.7% |
48% |
Neck Stress |
182 lbs. |
206 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
55 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is safer than the Hyundai Venue:
|
Eclipse Cross |
Venue |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
145 |
154 |
Chest Movement |
.5 inches |
1.1 inches |
Abdominal Force |
154 lbs. |
215 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
162 |
223 |
Spine Acceleration |
55 G’s |
82 G’s |
Hip Force |
464 lbs. |
843 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
622 lbs. |
790 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.