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Front and side impact rating |
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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 12(75%) Side 16(89%) Overall 28(82)%
Pedestrian 6(17%)
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After an initial
frontal test, Volkswagen improved protection for the driver's lower
legs and the results for the modified car are given here. The Polo
performed well and suffered only relatively minor deformation of the
passenger cell after the frontal impact. Side impact protection was
good. Volkswagen decided to fund an additional test to show the
benefits of the car's optional head impact curtain airbag. The
protection given by the child restraints varied across the tests and
protection for pedestrians proved to be poor. |
Impact
Protection
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Driver Front
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Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver Side
Impact |
Driver side
impact with head airbag |
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Frontal
Impact
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The Polo has a
front passenger airbag fitted as standard. It helped reduce the risk
of chest injury below that for the driver and both were acceptable for
a small car. Modifications to the driver's foot rest made after
initial testing reduced the chances of leg injury. While efforts to
protect the driver's knees are commendable, they did not satisfy Euro
NCAP's requirements, which are difficult for a supermini to meet
because of its compact size. The centre rear belt fitted to the test
car was of a two-point, lap-only type, which provides less protection
than a three-point belt would. |
Side Impact
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The car achieved
maximum points for the test. VW provides an optional head-protecting
side airbag (curtain) and the company paid for a pole test to be
conducted. The car passed, confirming that the head-protecting airbag
performs well. But, because it is an option, these results are not
included in the official rating. |
Child
Restraint
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Airbag safety
advice was given in a pictogram on the centre pillar and a peel-off
label on the windscreen. Neither warned of the dangers of using a
rear-facing restraint on the front passenger's seat. The 3-year-old
and 18-month-old used the same forward-facing restraints. Their heads
were protected in the frontal test but not in the side impact. Apart
from the high neck load experienced by the younger child, body
protection was good for both. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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The large
windscreen helped the Polo to benefit pedestrians but this was a poor
performance otherwise. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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The latest Polo was
launched during November 2001. Equipment fitted to the 2002 model
includes dual front airbags, side airbags (thorax), front belt pre-tensioners
and load limiters, two-point centre rear belt and ISOFIX. |
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Make, model and
hand of drive |
Volkswagen Polo
1.2 LHD |
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Body type |
5-door
hatchback |
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Model year |
2002 |
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Kerb weight |
1055 kg |
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VIN and date
when rating applies |
9NZ2Y088578 and
9N2D064930 |
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Cars built on
the same platform |
Skoda Fabia |
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