2005 Dodge Neon
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2000-05 models
Tested vehicle: 2000 Dodge Neon 4-door
The Dodge and Plymouth Neon were redesigned for the 2000 model year. The Plymouth Neon was dropped after the 2001 model year, and the high-performance Dodge SRT-4 model was added in the 2003 model year. Both the Dodge Neon and SRT-4 were dropped after the 2005 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 wasn't well controlled. As the dummy moved into the airbag, it also moved toward the driver door, which had bowed outward, and its head approached but didn't hit the window sill. There was too much rearward movement of the steering column, and during the impact the steering wheel broke off from the column. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The driver's survival space wasn't maintained well. There was too much rearward movement of the instrument panel and steering column plus too much intrusion into the footwell area.
Rearward movement of the instrument panel contributed to the high forces on the dummy's left femur.
During the impact the steering wheel broke off from the column.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF99007 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 20 |
| Left (cm) | 22 |
| Center (cm) | 27 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 17 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 12 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 2 |
| Rearward (cm) | 12 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 14 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF99007 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 449 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.7 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.44 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 42 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 12.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 4 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 7 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.19 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.87 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 65 |
| Right | 128 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2000-05 models
Tested vehicle: 2005 Dodge Neon SXT 4-door without optional side airbags
The Dodge and Plymouth Neon were redesigned for the 2000 model year. Side airbags were made optional beginning with 2001 models. The Plymouth Neon was dropped after the 2001 model year, and the high-performance Dodge SRT-4 model was added in the 2003 model year. Both the Dodge Neon and SRT-4 were dropped after the 2005 model year.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing damage to the occupant compartment.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head being hit by the intruding barrier.
Embedded glass fragments and paint marks indicate where the rear passenger's head was hit by the barrier.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0423 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | 2.5 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CES0423 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 2,677 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.4 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.7 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 53 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.2 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 54 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 40 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 7.11 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 1.57 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.4 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 7.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.7 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 265 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -50 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | CES0423 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 868 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.0 |
| Compression (kN) | 1.3 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 37 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 39 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 30 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.81 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.61 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 0.5 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.4 |
| Combined force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 5.2 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 416 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -158 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Seats with adjustable head restraints
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Seats with adjustable head restraints |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 65 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 68 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 12.6 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 118 |
| Force rating | 3 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 256 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 1,298 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.