Since its introduction in 2012, vehicles have begun getting subjected to what the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are calling the "small overlap" test.
Essentially, this means that IIHS crash tests a vehicle at 40 mph with only one quarter of the vehicle's front bumper coming into contact with the barrier. It is purposefully designed to basically avoid most vehicle's safety structures.
Our friends at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Hyundai didn't fare well this time out.
For FCA, the Dodge Journey earned a poor rating. In addition, the Dodge Durango and Jeep Cherokee earned a marginal rating, which is one step up from poor.
For Hyundai, the Santa Fe earned a marginal rating as well.
The Dodge Journey earned an overall rating of Poor in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap crash test.
The Dodge Durango and the Jeep Cherokee, also made by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAM), both earned a rating of Marginal, the second-to-worst rating, as did the Hyundai Santa Fe.
The Dodge Journey provided "a classic example of poor small overlap protection," according to the Institute.
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