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Front and side impact rating |
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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 11(69%) Side 14(78%) Overall 25(74)%
Pedestrian 9(25%)
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The Corsa is a
strong small car that gave a good all-round performance. The driver's
airbag did its job in the frontal impact but may have reached the
limit of its ability to protect. The car's body performed well and
there was only modest deformation of the passenger cell. Side impact
protection was also good but the results were clouded by a high
reading from the dummy's spine which would not affect a real driver in
the same way. Protection given by the child restraints was patchy,
while that for pedestrians was poor. |
Impact
Protection
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Driver Front
Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver Side
Impact |
Driver side
impact with head airbag |
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Frontal
Impact
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A front passenger's
airbag is fitted as standard. Chest injury risks for the passenger
were lower than for the driver but both were acceptable for this size
of car. Opel fits a composite plate behind the steering wheel shroud
to cushion the driver's knees. While any attempt to protect the driver
is welcomed, this did not fully satisfy Euro NCAP requirements. The
design did not overcome the threat of upper leg injuries or
penetrating injuries to the knees. The centre rear seat belt was
lap-only, which protects less than a three-point belt would.
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Side Impact
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The driver's head
and chest were safeguarded, but his abdomen and pelvis were exposed to
some risk. There were very high loads transmitted up the dummy's spine
which gave an artificially low reading for the driver's chest. A pole
test was carried out using a Corsa fitted with a head-protecting
airbag; this is an optional extra, but it was very aggressive and only
just passed the test. |
Child
Restraint
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There was no
permanently fixed warning against using a rear-facing restraint on the
front passenger seat. Identical forward-facing restraints were used
for both children. The children's heads were protected in front
impact, but the younger child risked neck injury and the protection
for their chests rated only as 'fair'. The 3-year-old also risked
injuries from the side impact. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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The windscreen was
where an adult's head was most likely to land, and this gave more
protection than the bonnet. Otherwise, the Corsa's performance was
poor. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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The latest Corsa
comes with driver and passenger airbags, side airbags (thorax), front
belt pre-tensioners and load limiters and a two-point rear centre
belt. |
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Make, model and
hand of drive |
Vauxhall/Opel
Corsa 1.2 Comfort LHD |
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Body type |
3-door
hatchback |
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Model year |
2002 |
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Kerb weight |
845 kg |
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VIN and date
when rating applies |
applies to all
latest Corsas |
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Cars built on
the same platform |
none |
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