1997 Honda Odyssey
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1995-98 models
Tested vehicle: 1996 Honda Odyssey LX passenger van
The Honda Odyssey was introduced in the 1995 model year, and the Isuzu Oasis was introduced in 1996 (the Oasis continued through the 1999 model year).
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. After moving forward into the airbag, the dummy's head moved to the left, sliding off the airbag toward the driver door as the steering wheel moved upward. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
Post-crash test shot.
The position of the steering wheel after the offset test shows the excessive vertical movement that occurred during the impact.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF96021 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 32 |
| Left (cm) | 38 |
| Center (cm) | 37 |
| Right (cm) | 33 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 32 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 20 |
| Rearward (cm) | 5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 9 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF96021 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 173 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 30 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.39 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 37 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 5 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.92 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 2.22 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.8 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 63 |
| Right | 86 |