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2026 Toyota Sequoia Safety Rating

Large SUVs · Current IIHS listing · IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Toyota Sequoia scores 70.1/100, ranking #2 of 3 current large SUVs and #119 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

Results below Good: Moderate overlap front (updated test) rated Marginal. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Marginal; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

70.1
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#2
of 3 large SUVs
See the class ranking
$64,825
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
20
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianMarginal
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
Latch Ease Of Use Good
Detailed results by test (56 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 Acceptable
Driver restraints and dummy kinematicsThe dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but slid off the left side, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. Acceptable
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Acceptable
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics 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 Acceptable
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 Good
Overall rating Poor
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2026 models Poor

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Marginal

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

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 · small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
70.0
4/4 reported · rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
25.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Marginal · vehicle-to-vehicle: Poor (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
75.0
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
64.9
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
93.12
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules →

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate20 per million registered vehicle-yearsLarge SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other large SUVs

Closest-scoring current large SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every large SUVs ranked →

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2026 Nissan Armada #1 of 3 TSP Acceptable $58,840 91.1
2026 Toyota Sequoia (this page) #2 of 3 — Marginal $64,825 70.1
2026 Audi Q8 #3 of 3 — Marginal $76,895 67.6

Our analysis

The 2026 Toyota Sequoia belongs to the Large 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 Sequoia 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 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Toyota Sequoia earned 4 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 Sequoia

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

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