1998 Toyota Corolla
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1998-2002 models
Tested vehicle: 1998 Toyota Corolla LE 4-door
The Toyota Corolla and Chevrolet Prizm were 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 Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head leaned leftward, through the open window, and hit the B-pillar. There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel. |
Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
There was too much upward movement of the steering wheel, which compromised restraint system performance. Otherwise, the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
Head restraints can be positioned optimally in relation to an average-size male. In addition, side airbags are available. Both are pluses.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the B-pillar during the offset test. However, head acceleration was low.
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CF97022 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 11 |
| Left (cm) | 20 |
| Center (cm) | 17 |
| Right (cm) | 14 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 18 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 11 |
| Rearward (cm) | 4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 3 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | CF97022 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 318 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 18 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.33 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 41 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.3 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 2 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 1.03 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.44 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.4 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 71 |
| Right | 58 |