The redesigned 2014 Toyota Corolla recently earned a "Marginal" rating in the new small overlap front crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The test is designed to duplicate what would happen if the car crashed into a pole on the driver's side.
"Structural performance was poor and the driver's space was seriously compromised by intruding structure," said the IIHS in a press statement.
The vehicle's performance in the test was highly anticipated because when the IIHS released resulted for 12 other small cars in Aug it did not test the Corolla. The IIHS didn't test the Corolla with the other models because the new model was about to debut.
A crash-test dummy inside the vehicle took a solid hit in the test and the IIHS said if it had been a person, the individual would have sustained injuries to the left lower leg.
"The dummy's head contacted the front airbag but rolled to the left as the steering wheel moved 4 inches to the right," said the IIHS.
Tests conducted by the IIHS are done on a scale of good, acceptable, marginal, and poor.
The 2013 Honda Civic is the only small car to get a top score on the new crash test, while the 2014 Kia Forte was the worst performer, according to the IIHS.
Toyota's newest Corolla has not been rated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations five-star safety ratings programs.
Toyota has yet to respond to the test result.
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