2000 Mazda 626
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1999 Mazda 626 LX 4-door
The Mazda 626 was redesigned for the 1998 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 |
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 reasonably well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar and shoulder belt anchorage during rebound, producing a high head acceleration.
The dummy's left knee and shin hit and cracked the knee bolster, and an underlying metal brace gashed the vinyl "skin" at the knee.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99024 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 14 |
| Left (cm) | 21 |
| Center (cm) | 24 |
| Right (cm) | 19 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 14 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 6 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -4 |
| Rearward (cm) | 3 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99024 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 383 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 118 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 35 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.31 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 4.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.51 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.59 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 3.1 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 122 |
| Right | 93 |