1998 Honda Accord
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Honda Accord LX 4-door
The Honda Accord was redesigned for the 1998 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| 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.
Intrusion into the driver footwell area contributed to high injury measures on the dummy's right leg, indicating the likelihood of injury.
A strong safety cage helped keep the tire out of the driver footwell area.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98001 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 9 |
| Left (cm) | 18 |
| Center (cm) | 21 |
| Right (cm) | 17 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 12 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 2 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 6 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF98001 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 169 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 13 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.28 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.6 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 8 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.47 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 1.39 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.6 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 69 |
| Right | 61 |