2024 Subaru WRX updated moderate overlap IIHS crash test

2024 Subaru WRX 40 mph updated moderate overlap IIHS crash test
Overall evaluation: Marginal
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[@joelbolton7252]

The driver seat movement is very troubling.

[@gaivoron]

Yes, WRX has weak seats. My buddy broken a weld in his seat and the back was slented. He is about 210lbs.

[@Subeebles]

Ooh! Ooh! My favorite is the chevy seats with the belt clockwork built into the shoulder!!

[@gwot]

Good thing you're not the one evaluating, cuz the driver seat is good enough to land them a G for good

[@acemace3618]

Nearly all the seats move in all these crash tests, I think as long as the airbag does its job keeping you from hitting anything in front of you, you should be good

[@Sklounst_Actual]

It's what makes Subaru, a Subaru?

[@ChampionAidan]

It shows that Subaru lies in their commercials

[@NightKnight2048]

@@ChampionAidanAs the tests have gotten more stringent, Subaru hasn’t done enough to keep up. With that said the eyesight mitigation system would likely intervene in some way to minimize the severity of an accident against a stationary object like this.

[@proarginineplus]

@@ChampionAidan The commercial was released after it was announced that the car had been downgraded to M in tests here earlier this year. This is the flip side of the fact that tests in Japan don't go to this level of level. So even though Subaru keeps saying it's safe, they're not really pursuing safety any further. I wonder if they've heard the story of how bureaucrats have tightened the screws at Toyota and other companies, saying it's illegal to conduct tests that upgrade the car when testing? Morizo ​​is said to have expressed anger, threatening to move Toyota overseas. Well, it's also known that local factories and other such places make their living from Toyota's work so they were not in favor of EVs.

[@proarginineplus]

@@NightKnight2048 In Japan, the government does not allow the response to the stricter standards. Did you know that the government stopped production after Toyota Group conducted upgraded tests for minor changes and other things, saying that it was illegal? Subaru's current Forester in Japan was also involved in a rear-end collision recently. It seems that people who make car review videos tested it by placing a small cardboard box on it, but it was hit because it could not detect it. The box was the largest size that an individual can send in Japan. Subaru is the only one that has been developing its own automatic brakes for over 20 years, but the government suddenly made it law to allow it to be installed, and it cannot actually stop the car. What I think is strange is that they made people buy Subaru's technology, which is the only one that has been developed, and then they didn't just go ahead and do it. If Subaru had made money from that, they could have taken their development one step further, and if Subaru had made progress, others would have made progress too. It's not like they just installed it because they were able to, but the government just pushed it through, and it's not at a level where it can be said to be safe. Furthermore, some people are accusing the sensor not of lasting 10 years.

[@gaivoron]

​@@NightKnight2048 to be fair majority of manufacturers failed the updated test.

[@aaronbryan5095]

Mazdas these days are safer than current Subarus but you don't see them advertising how safe their cars are, because a safe car should be the norm in this day and age, and not as some sort of advertisement worthy special feature.

[@Christhegoldenboy]

This test is inaccurate, the backseat should be loaded with vape supplies

[@Ficon]

That’s why it got M. Too many vapes rolled under the front seat.

[@joshuap7623]

Subaru is still one of the safest brands out there. While there is room for improvement to meet the new rigorous testing standards for performance cars, such as the WRX, Subaru's SUV’s remain top-rated for safety.

[@Reeds_Aviation]

remember those "they lived" and "walk away" ads?

[@Major.hurricanekirk]

Never expected this from a Toyota Camry

[@VQ25DETT]

Subaru’s always been known for structural safety, and there’s no issue with it according to the test results. But what’s the point of the safe cage if the passengers aren’t properly protected? They need to do better than that.

[@sarcasticundertones3513]

I wish we could get test results for other sporty cars, like the BRZ, Miata, GR Corolla, etc.

[@Elias-xy9kc]

I think that the miata mx5 doesn't need to perform this test as it seats only two, it has no rear seats

[@gwot]

you want rear seat crash tests for 2+2 cars?

[@proarginineplus]

あーそうですか。去年からS4に乗っています。 何時もここの結果を参考に車を選んでいます。 マツダをその前乗っていましたが自動ブレーキは役目を果たさず居眠り運転で兄弟がアテンザを2台潰したので今はスバルの唯一のセダンにしました。 今年はテストで結果が得られない方法を役所が指定していることに対してメーカーが改善してくれと言いに行ったところ逆にお前らが違法だと生産を止められる事態となりました。 トヨタは同じ車体の場合は次のテストではランクアップした衝突テストをしていたそうですがそれも違法と生産を止められていました。

[@Ficon]

The most impressive part is the head gasket wasn’t leaking any worse after the crash.

[@Kjhgr01]

WRX don't have passengers! This test is rigged! 🤪

[@kathrynguyton893]

HOW?!

[@Lastweek2025]

You need help Subaru

[@ChampionAidan]

Subaru failed again

[@LivingTheDream77]

Typical subaru

[@adamk9652]

Who's idea was it to discontinue the STI? Its a halo car for a ton of potential buyers.

[@MrCarpediem6]

again? Subaru's were routineyl TOp safety or ++ picks

[@ChampionAidan]

@@MrCarpediem6they have been failing the tests lately

[@MrCarpediem6]

@@ChampionAidan a lot of them have nearly 3/4 due to the updated changes that IHSS implemented this year... I believe due to these tests only Mazda's vehicles have been passing

[@DiecastCrashInstitute]

Very Suprized, Shocked And in a horrid condition right now for Subaru. Its still an awesome brand! Good Work Subaru?

[@proarginineplus]

This is a country where Toyota stopped production after the government ruled that it was illegal to conduct upgraded tests when making minor changes to the same vehicle, so if manufacturers continue to upgrade this type of expensive testing, it is no longer possible. There are also laws that make testing impossible, and when manufacturers come together to say that this testing method does not meet the necessary standards, it becomes clear that this is a country ruled by crazy bureaucrats, which makes it seem different. I guess the bureaucrats are being ordered to destroy Toyota. At one time it was a bad company under bureaucratic control, but it became a decent company when Morizo, a member of the founding family, became president, so I guess the bureaucrats don't like it either.

[@DiecastCrashInstitute]

@@proarginineplus 🤓

[@proarginineplus]

@@DiecastCrashInstitute Did you have trouble understanding what was being said because I translated Japanese to English using Google Translate? This translation was restricted from being translated, so it may not be intelligible. I'm still getting that strange window.

[@gavinv]

Good thing I have a 2022 lol

[@parmesanforpresident4156]

I'm assuming you are being ironic, right?

[@gavinv]

@@parmesanforpresident4156 No, the 2022 model year earned a "Good" rating in this same test.

[@krudmuphinstudioz]

@@gavinv The test has changed since then (become harder) with the addition of testing rear occupant restraints

[@gwot]

this is the UPDATED, aka rear seat crash test. Your 2022 is the exact same car, and never tested for the backseat. This 2024 also got a "good" for the front seats like your same 2022.