Toyota Corolla - Safety Features

One of your biggest priorities when purchasing a vehicle is to look at safety features. Yes, everyone wants a car that looks great and has excellent power, but the safety features are what will save you when you need it most.

The Toyota Corolla has many safety features designed with the driver and passengers in mind. Tests completed have shown the Toyota Corolla is safe due to the 5-star rating from NHTSA. Not only that, but this car was a top safety pick in both 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 from IIHS. In all tests that the Toyota Corolla has been in, it has received very high marks.

To make you feel even better about safety, the Toyota Corolla has been labeled as one of the safest cars for teenagers to drive. This is due to the standard integration of the Toyota Safety Sense System. This system features various factors that allows all passengers to be safe, including:

• pre-collision system
• dynamic radar cruise control
• lane departure alert
• automatic high beams
• road sign assist
• lane tracing assist

So what are all these features that make the Toyota Corolla safe? Well, for starters, it has ten airbags. These airbags are located throughout the car including the driver and front passenger Advanced Airbag System, the driver and front passenger seat-mounted side airbags, a driver knee airbag,a front passenger seat cushion airbag, rear seat-mounted side airbags, and front and rear side curtain airbags.

• Driver and front passenger Whiplash-Injury-Lessening (WIL) seats
• Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)
• LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) includes lower anchors on outboard rear seats and tether anchors on all rear seats
• Front and rear energy-absorbing crumple zones with side-impact door beams
• 3-point seatbelts for all seating positions; driver-side Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) and Automatic/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR) on all passenger belts
• Head-impact protection structure
• Child-protector rear door locks
• High-tensile-strength steel body panels
• Adjustable front shoulder anchors, driver and front passenger seatbelt pretensioners with force limiters
• Energy-absorbing collapsible steering column
• Engine immobilizer
• Hill Start Assist Control (HAC)
• Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) 152 with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA)

The Toyota Corolla is a very safe car and will provide you peace of mind no matter if you are driving it or are a passenger. It is great for teenagers just starting to drive, families, and for elderly individuals. With so many safety features and awards won, it is hard to pass up this good-looking car - come see our selection at Kentville Toyota!