Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2006-13 models
Tested vehicle: 2006 Audi A3 2.0T wagon
The Audi A3 was introduced in the 2006 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 well.
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Smeared greasepaint above the dummy's head indicates where the head hit the roof rail during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low.
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Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal (shown with carpeting removed).
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF0528 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 7 |
Left (cm) | 10 |
Center (cm) | 7 |
Right (cm) | 4 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 6 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 0 |
Right (cm) | 0 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | 0 |
Rearward (cm) | -1 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF0528 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 365 |
Peak gs at hard contact | 37 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
Maximum Nij | 0.37 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 3.4 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 3.0 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 0 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 4 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.41 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.97 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.2 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 56 |
Right | 139 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2006-13 models
Tested vehicle: 2006 Audi A3 2.0T wagon with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Audi A3 was introduced in the 2006 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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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 |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
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View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
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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.
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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 | CES0525 |
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B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -13.0 |
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CES0525 |
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Head HIC-15 | 300 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | |
Compression (kN) | |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 41 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.8 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 31 |
Average deflection (mm) | 29 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.46 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.44 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 1.6 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.0 |
Combined force (kN) | 3.4 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.2 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 55 |
A-P moment (Nm) | 19 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | CES0525 |
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Head HIC-15 | 146 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.3 |
Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 42 |
Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 31 |
Average deflection (mm) | 28 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 2.59 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.33 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 0.3 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.9 |
Combined force (kN) | 3.1 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.4 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 48 |
A-P moment (Nm) | -28 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2006-13 models
Tested vehicle: 2009 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI wagon
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 3,224 lbs |
Peak force | 13,429 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.17 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Power leather seats
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | Power leather seats |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 40 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 51 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Pass |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 11.6 |
Head contact time (ms) | 65 |
Force rating | 1 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 2 |
Max neck tension (N) | 483 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.