ANCAP Safety Rating:

ANCAP
Rating:2015 - onwards)
LEXUSSafety
RX (October
()

Test Results Sum m ary.

Frontal offset test at 64km/h (Euro NCAP)

This ANCAP safety rating applies to:

Make / Model
Year Range
Variant(s)*
Vehicle Type

Lexus RX
October 2015 - onwards
All variants
Large SUV

The tested model of Lexus RX was introduced in Australia and New

Zealand in October 2015. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all
variants.
Dual frontal, side chest and side head airbags (curtains) and a driver
knee airbag are standard. Advanced seat belt reminders are fitted to
all seats. Advanced crash-avoidance features including Autonomous
Emergency Braking (AEB) are available as standard.

Injury Outcom es.

Full Width Frontal

Frontal Offset

Airbags
Adult Occupant
Protection
- Full Width Frontal Test#
- Frontal Offset Test#
- Side Impact Test#
- Pole Test#
- Whiplash Protection Test
- AEB (City)
Child Occupant
Protection
Safety Assist
- Speed Assistance System
- ESC
- Seat Belt Reminders
- Lane Support System
- AEB (Interurban)
Pedestrian Protection

Dual Frontal, Side, Head, Knee

ANCAP Safety Rating

HHHHH

Rating Year^

2015

83%
7.07
6.67
8.00
7.63
2.40
0.00

(31.8 out of 38)

(out of 8)
(out of 8)
(out of 8)
(out of 8)
(out of 3)
(out of 3)

82%

(40.3 out of 49)

74%
0.00
3.00
3.00
1.00
2.71
79%

(9.7 out of 13)

(out of 3)
(out of 3)
(out of 3)
(out of 1)
(out of 3)
(28.7 out of 36)

# - Scaled scores. Total test scores out of 16.00 points

Adult Occupant Protection.

Full Width Frontal Test
Each body region is scored out of 4 points
Driver
Head:
Neck:
Chest:
Upper legs:

4.00 points
4.00 points
3.24 points
4.00 points

Rear Passenger
Head:
Neck:
Chest:
Upper legs:

4.00 points
3.74 points
1.28 points
4.00 points

Frontal Offset Test

Each body region is scored out of 4 points
Driver/Front passenger
Head / neck:
4.00 points
Chest:
2.73 points
Upper legs:
4.00 points
Lower legs:
2.61 points

Side Impact

Pole

Driver

Driver

The passenger compartment held its shape well in the offset test.
Pedal and steering wheel displacements were well controlled. Driver
and passenger contact with the airbags was stable. All doors
remained closed during the crash.

Side Impact Test

Pole Test

Each body region is scored out of 4 points

Whiplash Protection
Rear

Front

Head:
Chest:
Abdomen:
Pelvis:

4.00 points
4.00 points
4.00 points
4.00 points

Head:
Chest:
Abdomen:
Pelvis:

4.00 points
3.26 points
4.00 points
4.00 points

Good protection was provided for the driver in the side impact test.
There was a slight risk of serious chest injury in the oblique pole test

Whiplash Protection
Front:
Rear:
AEB (City):

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1.65 points
0.75 points
0.00 points

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Rating:2015 - onwards)
LEXUSSafety
RX (October
()

Child Occupant Protection.

Safety Features & Technologies.

Crash Test Performance

Descriptions of each of these safety features and safety assist

technologies (SAT) and detail on fitting requirements for each star
rating level can be found at ancap.com.au.

18 month old child:

3 year old child:

12.00 points
9.30 points

Safety Feature / Safety Assist Technology

Child Safety Features

Safety features:
Installation check:

7 points
12 points

NOTE: The child restraints tested by Euro NCAP are relevant to the European market. For
Australasian consumers, this information should be used as a guide to vehicle features only.
For more detailed information about Australian child restraints visit childcarseats.com.au.

Pedestrian Protection.
Pedestrian Test
Scored out of 36 points
Adult & child head impacts:
Upper leg impacts:
Lower leg impacts:

16.67 points
6.00 points
6.00 points

This vehicle scored 28.67 out of 36 points (Good). The RX scored

maximum points for the protection provided to pedestrians' legs and
to the pelvic region, with good results being recorded on the bumper
and front edge of the bonnet. Head protection was predominantly
good or adequate with only a few poor results recorded on the stiff
windscreen pillars. (Tested by Euro NCAP v8)

Seat belts (three-point) for all forward-facing seats

Seat belt pretensioners (front)
Seat belt pretensioners (rear outboard)
Intelligent seat belt reminder (driver)
Intelligent seat belt reminder (front passenger)
Intelligent seat belt reminder (2nd row seats)
Airbag - Front (driver)
Airbag - Front (passenger)
Airbag - Side, chest protection (front seats)
Airbag - Side, chest protection (2nd row seats)
Airbag - Side, head protection (front seats)
Airbag - Side, head protection (2nd row seats)
Airbag - Knee (driver)
Airbag - Knee (front passenger)
Head restraints for all seats
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
Adaptive front lighting systems

S
S
S
S
S
S
X
S

S*
S
X
S
S
S

Automatic headlights
Automatic high beam
Blind spot monitoring

S
S

Daytime running lights (DRL)

Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD)

S
S
S

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Emergency brake assist (EBA)
Emergency stop signal

Deductions from frontal offset test scores

Head / neck:
No deductions
Chest:
No deductions
Upper legs:
No deductions
Lower legs:
No deductions

S
S
S

S
V

AEB - Vulnerable road user

Antilock braking system (ABS)
Attention assist/fatigue reminder

Deductions from full width frontal test scores

Neck:
No deductions
Head:
No deductions
Chest:
No deductions
Upper legs:
No deductions

S
S
S
S

AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) - City

AEB - Interurban

Score Deductions.

Availability

S
S
S

Following distance warning

Hill launch assist

S
S

Lane support system (LSS)

Pre-crash systems
Rain-sensing windscreen wipers
Reversing collision avoidance
Speed assistance - automatic speed limiting (ISA)
Speed assistance - manual speed limiting
Speed assistance - speed sign recognition & warning
Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)

S
S
S
X
X
E
E

* AEB - city is standard on Australasian vehicles but is not eligible for points
due to reduced performance at low speeds

Deductions from side impact test score

Chest:
No deductions.

These specifications are subject to change. Please check with the

manufacturer for the latest specifications.

Deductions from pole test score

Head:
No deductions.

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Standard on all variants.

Optional on base variant. May be standard on higher variants.
Not available on base variant but standard or optional on higher variants.
Not available on any variant.
Available in Europe / USA but not available on any Australasian variant.

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LEXUSSafety
RX (October
()

Safety Assist.
Speed Assistance System (SAS)

Seat Belt Reminder (SBR)

Scored 0 out of 3 points

Scored 3.0 out of 3 points

Speed limit information:

Speed assistance (manual):
Intelligent speed assistance:

Not available in Australasia

0
0

Euro NCAP awarded points for a camera-based speed sign

recognition system. The Australasian RX does not have this function.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

Pass
Pass

Lane Support Systems (LSS)

Scored 1.0 out of 1 point
Lane keep assist:

Pass

Safety Assist Comments

Scored 3.0 out of 3 points

Australasian models have different AEB performance to the

European model tested by Euro NCAP. ANCAP was provided with
evidence that the performance of AEB-interurban was still adequate
to give a total Safety Assist score needed for 5 stars.

AEB (Interurban)
Scored 2.71 out of 3 points
Autonomous emergency braking:
Forward collision warning:
Human machine interface:

Driver and passenger:

Rear:

1.50 out of 1.5

0.96 out of 1.0
0.25 out of 0.5

The Australasian AEB-city system does not meet low-speed test

requirements and so scored zero for Adult Occupant Protection.
Speed sign recognition is available in Europe but not Australasia.

Approaching a stationary vehicle: 15.94 out of 18 for Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Approaching a slow moving vehicle: 11 out of 11 for AEB, 11 out of 11 for FCW

Approaching a braking vehicle with short headway: 2 out of 2 for AEB, 2 out of 2 for FCW

Approaching a braking vehicle with long headway: 2 out of 2 for AEB, 2 out of 2 for FCW

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ANCAP
Rating:2015 - onwards)
LEXUSSafety
RX (October
()

Injury Values & M easurem ents.

Frontal offset test
at 64km/h
(v7)

Body Region
Head
HIC
Acceleration (g for 3ms)
Neck
Shear (kN)
Tension (kN)
Extension (Nm)
Chest
Acceleration (g for 3ms)
Compression (mm)
Viscous criterion (m/s)
Abdomen
Compression (mm)
Pelvis
Force (kN)
Upper legs
Femur force left (kN)
Femur force right (kN)
Knee displacement left (mm)
Knee displacement right (mm)
Lower legs
Force left (kN)
Force right (kN)
Index (upper / lower) left
Index (upper / lower) right
Intrusion Measurements
Steering column
Forward (mm)
Downward (mm)
Sideways (mm)
Pedals
Brake - rearward (mm)
Accelerator - downward (mm)
A-Pillar
Rearward (mm)

Full width frontal test

at 50km/h
(v1)

Side impact test

at 50km/h
(v7)

Oblique Pole test

at 32km/h
(v7)

Driver

Front Passenger

Driver

Rear Passenger

Driver

Driver

171.00
42.50

178.00
44.00

266.00
51.20

335.00
58.70

18.00
17.80

178.22
43.25

0.74
1.26
18.90

0.40
0.96
20.80

0.36
1.41
13.60

0.78
1.94
13.80

28.35
0.12

23.68
0.08

22.54
0.14

34.32
0.20

3.52
0.00

32.06
0.38

8.12

34.58

0.35

1.60
1.37
1.89
2.95

1.28
0.34
4.89
1.30

2.19
2.51
1.80
3.67

0.25
0.47
0.27
0.78

2.29
4.08
0.38 / 0.47
0.48 / 0.37

1.99
1.75
0.36 / 0.37
0.26 / 0.18

66
30
6

9
14

* ANCAP safety ratings do not automatically extend to variants that have different body
styles, engine configurations, driven wheels or occupant restraint systems (e.g. fewer
airbags). In these cases, ANCAP considers technical evidence submitted by manufacturers
before deciding on extending a rating to additional variants of a model. For further
information about the application of ANCAP safety ratings to model variants, see the ANCAP
Variant Policy.
^ The Rating Year denotes the year requirements against which a vehicle has been
assessed. The Rating Year is determined by ANCAP and may be based on the year in
which a new vehicle model is first launched into the Australian and/or New Zealand markets;
the year in which the vehicle was tested (if tested by Euro NCAP); or, for vehicles which hold
an existing ANCAP safety rating, the year in which the rating was updated (or earlier
applicable year).

Assessm ent Details.

Tested Make / Model
Tested Vehicle(s) Built
Tested Body Type
Tested Vehicle Kerb Weight
Tested Vehicle Engine
Tested By
Assessed By
Document Reference
Document Created / Revised
Rating Published

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Lexus RX 450h LHD

2015
WAGON
2160 kg
3.5 petrol hybrid
Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP
RX15
18 December 2015
18 January 2016

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