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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 2(13%) Side 10(56%) Overall 12(35%) Pedestrian 13(36%)
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The
Seicento did badly in both front and side impact tests. In
the side impact test the abdomen was at a high risk of
life threatening injuries and because of this the last
star is struck through. The 1½-year old’s child
restraints performed reasonably well and in most
situations would provide protection but the 3-year-old’s
was poor. The pedestrian performance was not good. |
Impact
Protection
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| Driver
Front Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver
Side Impact |
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Frontal
Impact
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| Fiat
does not fit a steering wheel airbag as standard on the
Seicento, and the steering wheel could cause serious
facial injury if struck by the driver in an accident. The
front seat belts were fitted with reel mounted
pretensioners to prevent slack so preventing excessive
forward movement in a crash. However the driver’s
survival space was compromised by the collapse of the
passenger compartment which contributed to the driver’s
chest contacting the steering wheel. The driver also
slipped forward in his seat belt so loading his abdomen,
which can lead to serious injury. The knee impact area was
aggressive and the feet were endangered by the brake pedal
movement. The passenger’s head also contacted the centre
console. Only a simple two point static belt was fitted in
the centre rear seat, which can cause severe spinal and
abdominal injuries. |
Side
Impact
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| The
force recorded in the abdominal area of the driver could
lead to an increased risk of serious or fatal injury. This
was caused by the protruding arm-rest on the door which
was constructed in a way that allowed loads to be
transferred from the inner door trim. |
Child
Restraint
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| Both
child restraints were forward facing and performed
reasonably well in that they stopped the children’s
heads moving too far froward in frontal impact, and 1½-year
old’s restraint some protection to the vulnerable body
regions. The 3-year-old was subjected to a high chest load
in frontal impact and the head was came outside the
restraint in the side impact. For the 1½-year old the
main problem areas were that in the frontal impact the
neck loading was high, which is a common fault of forward
facing seats for this age of child, and the chest loading
was above the good limit. Also on both seats the labelling
on the seats was of poor quality, was confusing and could
be easily removed. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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protection offered to pedestrians was not good and similar
to many cars of this class. Most of the front of the car
was aggressive with most of the score being picked up from
soft spots on the bonnet and windscreen. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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| Seicento
was introduced in 1997. The 2000 model year car features
front safety belt pretensioners. Optional equipment
includes a driver and passenger airbag, power assisted
steering and ABS. |
| Make,
model and hand of drive |
Fiat
Seicento 1.1 LHD |
| Body
type |
3-door
hatchback |
| Model
year |
2000 |
| Kerb
weight |
754
kg |
| VIN
and date when rating applies |
No
running changes. |
| Cars
built on the same platform |
None |
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