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2026 Toyota 4Runner Safety Rating

Midsize SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

The 2026 Toyota 4Runner is not yet ranked. IIHS has published 4 of 4 primary tests and 3 of 4 selected occupant-protection details. Missing results are shown as missing, never assumed.

Reported so far: Small overlap front Good; Moderate overlap front (updated test) Marginal; Side (updated test) Good; Headlights (varies by trim/option) Good; Seat belt reminders Good; Latch ease of use Good.

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Safety score / 100
Awaiting 1 results
No award
IIHS award
No current award
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
27
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianGood
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehiclePoor
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Marginal
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights (Varies By Trim/option) Good
Seat Belt Reminders Good
Latch Ease Of Use Good
Detailed results by test (46 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Marginal
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Acceptable
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Good
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2026 models built after January 2026 Good
Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2025-26 models Acceptable
Overall rating Poor
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2025-26 models built before February 2026 Poor

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Good

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Good

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
77.5
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
58.8
3/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
100.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Good Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Poor (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
68.1
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
93.75
Mean of 28 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SUV N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate27 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other midsize SUVs

Closest-scoring current midsize SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize SUVs ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Kia Telluride #1 of 32 TSP+ Good $39,190 96.8
2026 Toyota Land Cruiser #29 of 32 β€” Marginal $57,200 76.9
2026 Toyota Crown Signia #30 of 32 β€” Marginal $44,390 75.1
2026 Toyota Highlander #31 of 32 β€” Marginal $40,000 74.4

Our analysis

The 2026 Toyota 4Runner belongs to the Midsize SUVs class. This class has a below-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Toyota 4Runner has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 6 IIHS rating categories reported, the Toyota 4Runner earned 5 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Toyota or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Toyota 4Runner

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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Questions about the 2026 Toyota 4Runner

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