2004 Audi A4
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-08 models built after February 2002
Tested vehicle: 2002 Audi A4 1.8T quattro 4-door 4wd
The Audi A4 was redesigned for the 2002 model year. Audi A4s manufactured after February 2002 include structural changes to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes. (Note: Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door.)
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 2002 A4 with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier.
The frontal offset crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the A4, known as the A4 Avant, beginning with 2002 models manufactured after February 2002.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0216 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 4 |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Center (cm) | 5 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 3 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 4 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0216 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 145 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 38 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 26 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.6 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 10 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.71 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.75 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.1 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 58 |
| Right | 64 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Seats that adjust manually built before Nov 2004
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Seats that adjust manually mfg before Nov 2004 |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 42 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 60 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.9 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 88 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 247 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 905 |
Seat type: Seats with power adjustment built before Nov 2004
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Seats with power adjustment mfg before Nov 2004 |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 52 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 62 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.9 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 92 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 296 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,075 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.