2009 Kia Optima Crash Test Ratings
NHTSA Frontal Crash Test Ratings
NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.
Driver's
Passenger's
Front Seat
Rear Seat
Overall Rollover Rating
IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test Ratings
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
- Overall Side
-
- Driver Head Protection
-
- Rear Passenger Head Protection
-
- Driver Head and Neck
-
- Rear Passenger Head and Neck
-
- Driver Torso
-
- Rear Passenger Torso
-
- Driver Pelvis/Leg
-
- Rear Passenger Pelvis/Leg
-
- Structure/safety cage
-
- Overall Front
-
- Structure/safety cage
-
- Head/Neck
-
- Chest
-
- Left Leg/Foot
-
- Right Leg/Foot
-
- Restraints
-
- Overall Rear
-
- Dynamic Rating
-
- Seat Head/Restraint Geometry
-
- Good
- Acceptable
- Marginal
- Poor
- N/A
