Hyundai
Accent
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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 4(25%) Side 9(50%) Overall 13(38%) Pedestrian 14(39%)
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The
Accent earned two stars but the last star is flagged to
indicate the unacceptably high risk of chest injury in the
side impact. For this reason, the car would not meet the
requirements of legislation commencing next October for
new model types. The Accent's bumper performed
exceptionally well in the pedestrian tests, however. All
three test sites on its surface met the proposed
legislative requirements. |
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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passenger compartment became unstable in the impact. The
driver's door lower hinge became detached, while the upper
hinge was nearly detached. The door itself had lost much
of its strength – its front pillar was displaced inwards
and seams in the footwell split open. The driver's head
contact was stable on the airbag but his chest was hit by
the airbag as it inflated. Overall, protection for the
driver's lower limbs was weak or worse. |
Side
Impact
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driver's head struck the seat belt upper mount adjuster
rack on the central door pillar and as a consequence
protection was only adequate. All three of the dummy's
ribs were overloaded because they were struck by the
pillar and the rear of the door. The pillar and the door
armrest also impacted his abdomen, resulting in a 'weak'
protection rating for that body region. Protection for his
pelvis was good, however. |
Child
Restraint
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| Hyundai
does not make any recommendation about which child
restraints to use, so two were purchased locally and were
found to be incompatible with the car's rear belts. The
slot in the belt tongue lay above the contact point on the
restraint. In the frontal impact, the three-year-old
child's head was allowed to move forward by an excessive
amount, although that of the 18-month-old was
satisfactorily controlled. In the side impact, the
three-year-old's restraint twisted and the child's head
was not contained within the wings of the restraint. |
Pedestrian
Protection
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bumper performed exceptionally well, meeting proposed
legislative requirements. However, all three test sites on
the bonnet leading edge gave poor performance, as did all
the adult head test sites. The child head fared better.
Two thirds of the test sites met the proposed legislative
requirements but the remainder performed poorly. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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| The
Accent is fitted with power assisted steering as standard.
The car tested was fitted with a driver's airbag, which
will be standard equipment across the EU on cars ordered
from June. Note: other variants will not be fitted with
all of the above equipment, which would affect their
safety rating. |
| Body
type |
5-door
hatchback |
| Model
year |
1998 |
| Kerb
weight |
983
kg |
| VIN
and date when rating applies |
KMHVA31LPWU372237 |
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