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Pedestrian test rating |
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Test Scores: Front 12(75%) Side 16(89%) Overall 28(82%) Pedestrian 13(36%)
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The
Passat's strong passenger cell provides a safe survival
space. In the side impact, a car fitted with the optional
head protection airbag earned full marks (see right). The
area that the driver’s knees might hit in the frontal
impact included hard areas that could cause serious
injuries. The bonnet’s leading edge proved
‘friendlier’ to pedestrians than those of many
competitors. |
Impact
Protection
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| Driver
Front Impact |
Passenger
Front Impact |
Driver
Side Impact |
Results
with optional head-protecting airbag fitted.
Passes pole test |
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Frontal
Impact
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driver’s head almost rolled off the airbag and then hit
the waist rail of the door as it rebounded. Although the
car lost no points for this, it did because his chest hit
the steering wheel. Otherwise the restraint systems
protected well. Hard points behind the facia threatened
the driver’s knees and upper legs, however. The centre
rear lap belt offered less protection than a three-point
belt, which was optional – Euro NCAP believes it should
be standard. |
Side
Impact
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Passat’s performance was impressive. The head airbag
worked well and provided equal protection for front and
rear seat occupants. VW paid for a pole test to assess the
optional head-protection curtain. It is a shame that this
is not standard equipment. |
Child
Restraint
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A
passenger airbag is standard and VW needs to take
seriously the risk of serious injury or death to children
in rear-facing restraints fitted to an adjacent seat.
Neither a pictogram (which was hard to understand) nor a
peel-off label on the screen warned of the risks if the
advice they gave was ignored. VW-branded Romer Prince
Bobsy G1 Universal forward-facing restraints were chosen
for testing. These worked well but did not protect the
18-month-old child’s neck. A version of this restraint
that uses the ISOFIX attachment system performed poorly
when previously tested by Euro NCAP in the Skoda Fabia. VW
did not specify it for this test. However, it continues to
be sold by Volkswagen dealers.
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Pedestrian
Protection
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Passat’s performance was average for cars of this size.
However its bonnet leading edge did an above-average job,
showing that good design can significantly improve
pedestrian safety. |
Model
history and safety equipment
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| The
2001 model Passat has twin frontal airbags, side airbags,
front belt pre-tensioners and load limiters and ABS. Head
airbag curtain and three- point centre rear belt are
options at extra cost. |
| Make,
model and hand of drive |
Volkswagen
Passat 1.9 TDi LHD |
| Body
type |
4-door
saloon |
| Model
year |
2001 |
| Kerb
weight |
1527
kg |
| VIN
and date when rating applies |
WVWZZZ3BZ1P28670,
WVWZZZ3BZ1E258093 |
| Cars
built on the same platform |
none |
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