2006 Jaguar X-Type
midsize luxury car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2002-08 models built after December 2001
Tested vehicle: 2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 4-door
The Jaguar X-Type was introduced in the 2002 model year. All 2002 and later X-Type models manufactured after December 2001 include structural modifications 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 an X-Type with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier.
| 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.
Loading of the head into the airbag is shown in this photo taken during the crash test.
Forces on the lower left leg were just high enough to indicate the possibility of injury.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CEF0210 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 8 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 8 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -3 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CEF0210 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 144 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 41 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 15 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 35 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 1.7 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 5.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 3 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.85 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.77 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.9 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.9 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 51 |
| Right | 69 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2002-08 models
Tested vehicle: 2004 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Jaguar X-Type was introduced in the 2002 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection | |
View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy's head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0406 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -0.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0406 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 326 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 45 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.4 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 58 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 57 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 8.22 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 2.14 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 3.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 5.6 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 177 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 48 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0406 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 139 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 0.9 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 36 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 25 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.63 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.41 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.1 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.7 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 193 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 32 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: All seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | All seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 42 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 35 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 11.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 110 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 292 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 749 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.