I'm cross shopping 4runners with outbacks and I noticed something interesting with the IIHS death rate statistics. Despite both cars having traction control (which mitigates rollover risk), the Subaru Outback has a lower death rate vs. the 4runner. You can look up the stats here: Driver death rates but here are the figures:
4th gen Outback:
overall: 6
Multi vehicle: 0
single vehicle: 6
rollover: 3
4th gen 4Runner:
Overall: 13
Multi vehicle: 4
Single vehicle: 8
Rollover: 8
Now despite the traction control, I can understand the rollover. What I can't understand is the multi vehicle stats. One would think that the sheer mass of the 4runner would offer better protection vs. the outback in a multi vehicle or even single vehicle crash.
Can anyone comment as to why, in every single category of crash over hundreds of thousands of cars, the Outback is superior to the 4runner?
4th gen Outback:
overall: 6
Multi vehicle: 0
single vehicle: 6
rollover: 3
4th gen 4Runner:
Overall: 13
Multi vehicle: 4
Single vehicle: 8
Rollover: 8
Now despite the traction control, I can understand the rollover. What I can't understand is the multi vehicle stats. One would think that the sheer mass of the 4runner would offer better protection vs. the outback in a multi vehicle or even single vehicle crash.
Can anyone comment as to why, in every single category of crash over hundreds of thousands of cars, the Outback is superior to the 4runner?