The Sportage Prestige has a standard Surround View Monitor to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Corolla Cross 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.
Both the Sportage and the Corolla Cross have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front 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, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors, available all wheel drive, blind spot warning systems 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 Kia Sportage is safer than the Toyota Corolla Cross:
|
Sportage |
Corolla Cross |
OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
Neck Injury Risk |
24.5% |
33.6% |
Neck Stress |
263 lbs. |
297 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
14 lbs. |
61 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
48/154 lbs. |
324/279 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
307 |
330 |
Chest Compression |
.4 inches |
.4 inches |
Neck Injury Risk |
30.9% |
32.9% |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
292/203 lbs. |
592/372 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 Kia Sportage is safer than the Toyota Corolla Cross:
|
Sportage |
Corolla Cross |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
70 |
92 |
Chest Movement |
.9 inches |
.9 inches |
Hip Force |
247 lbs. |
330 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
82 |
137 |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Hip Force |
480 lbs. |
623 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 Kia Sportage is safer than the Corolla Cross:
|
Sportage |
Corolla Cross |
Overall Evaluation |
GOOD |
ACCEPTABLE |
Structure |
GOOD |
GOOD |
|
Driver Injury Measures |
|
Head/Neck |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Head Injury Criterion |
121 |
193 |
Neck Compression |
-45 lbs. |
67 lbs. |
Shoulder Force |
223 lbs. |
245 lbs. |
Torso Max Deflection |
1.34 in |
1.38 in |
Pelvis |
GOOD |
POOR |
Pelvis Force |
759 lbs. |
1539 lbs. |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |
|
Passenger Injury Measures |
|
Head Injury Criterion |
116 |
131 |
Neck Tension |
45 lbs. |
67 lbs. |
Neck Compression |
-134 lbs. |
67 lbs. |
Pelvis |
GOOD |
GOOD |
Pelvis Force |
669 lbs. |
892 lbs. |
Head Protection |
GOOD |
GOOD |