Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Honda Accord LX 4-door
The Honda Accord was redesigned for the 1998 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
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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 reasonably well.
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Intrusion into the driver footwell area contributed to high injury measures on the dummy's right leg, indicating the likelihood of injury.
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A strong safety cage helped keep the tire out of the driver footwell area.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CF98001 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 9 |
Left (cm) | 18 |
Center (cm) | 21 |
Right (cm) | 17 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 2 |
Right (cm) | 2 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 6 |
Rearward (cm) | 1 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CF98001 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 169 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
Maximum Nij | 0.28 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 8 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.47 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 1.39 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.6 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 69 |
Right | 61 |