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Overall Evaluation |
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Pedestrian Rating |
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Applicable to vehicles produced: |
2000 on |
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Airbags: |
Driver's airbag |
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Variant: |
2 Door Sedan |
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Engine: |
4 Cyl. 1.5 litre |
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Kerb weight: |
1070 kg |
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Category: |
SMALL CAR |
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Vehicles built: |
May 2000 |
| Evaluation | Possible Points | |
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Frontal Offset Score |
10.76 | 16.00 |
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Side Impact Score |
10.96 | 16.00 |
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Pole Test Score |
Not tested | 2.00 |
| Overall Score | 21.72 | 34.00 |
| Pedestrian Score |
11.14 |
36.00 |
A driver's airbag is standard equipment. A passenger airbag as optional as part of a safety package.
The front seat belts have pretensioners to reduce slack in the event of a crash. The front seat belt buckles are mounted on the seats and the upper anchorages are adjustable. These features improve the fit of the seat belt.
The HYUNDAI ACCENT perform reasonably well in the offset crash test (score 10.76 out of 16 ). The passenger compartment held its shape well except for dash, firewall and pedal movement. Head and chest protection were good for the driver and airbag contact was stable. The passenger did not have an airbag but head protection was good. Protection from serious leg injury was marginal for the driver.
The vehicle performed slightly better in the side impact crash (score 10.96 out of 16). Chest protection was marginal.
| Body Region Point Scores | ||
| Score | Points available | |
| Head/neck | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Chest | 3.40 | 4.00 |
| Upper legs | 2.16 | 4.00 |
| Lower legs | 1.20 | 4.00 |
| Score | 10.76 | 16.00 |
The passenger compartment held its shape well except for dash and firewall movement. The front part of the driver's floor was pushed rearwards 10cm and was severely folded. The brake pedal moved rearwards by 15cm. The accelerator pedal had swung across in front of the brake pedal and was pushed against the driver's left leg causing a severe gash in the dummy's "skin". The dash moved 14cm towards the driver. The roof held its shape and the width of the driver's doorway shortened by 5cm. All doors remained closed during the crash. After the crash high manual effort was required to open the driver’s door.
The airbag cushioned the head of the driver and protection was good. The head started rolled off the side of the airbag but recovered. The driver's left knee hit the steering column adjuster, which applied a localised load to the knee. The passenger's head did not hit anything and protection was good. Chest protection was adequate. The passenger's knees hit the glove box and dash. There was a stiff bracket near where the right knee hit the dash.
The score generated from driver dummy data may be modified where the protection for different sized occupants or occupants in different seating positions, or accidents of slightly different severity, can be expected to be worse than that indicated by the dummy readings or deformation data alone. In any single body region, the score may reduce by up to a maximum of two points.
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Front Offset Test Modifier (Reduction) Point Scores |
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| Head | No penalty |
| Chest | No penalty |
| Upper leg Variable & conc. loading | 1.00 Driver L, 1.00 passenger R |
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Body Region Point Scores |
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| Score | Points Available | |
| Head | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Chest | 0.48 | 4.00 |
| Abdomen | 2.48 | 4.00 |
| Pelvis | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Score | 10.96 | 16.00 |
The centre pillar and the side doors were pushed inwards moderately. The driver's seat was pushed sideways but the anchorages held.
The top of the driver's head glanced the top of the door frame then swung down and almost hit the edge of door panel. Rebound was well controlled.
The vehicle was not eligible for a Pole Impact Test since it did not have head-protecting side airbags. This test can earn eligible vehicles an extra two points, giving a maximum possible overall score of 34 points.
Door Opening during the Impact
When a door opens in a side barrier test or a pole test, a minus one-point modifier will be applied to the score for that test. A one-point modifier will be applied for every door (including the tailgate) that opens.
Door Opening Forces after the Impact
A check is made to ensure that the doors on the non-struck side can be opened. The doors on the struck side are not opened.
The vehicle was not eligible for a Pole Impact Test since it did not have head-protecting side airbags. This test can earn eligible vehicles an extra two points, giving a maximum possible overall score of 34 points.
A one point modifier is applied if the head protection airbag does not deploy fully in the designed manner.
Overall Pedestrian rating 11.14 points out of 36 (31.0%)
| Pedestrian rating scores | ||
| Score | Points Available | |
| Child head impacts | 4.67 | 12.00 |
| adult head impacts | 6.00 | 12.00 |
| upper leg | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| lower leg impacts | 0.47 | 6.00 |
| Score | 11.14 | 36.00 |
