Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 1994-2000 models
Tested vehicle: 1995 Volvo 850 4-door
The Volvo 850 (renamed Volvo S70 in 1998) was introduced in the 1993 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 driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well, although instrument panel and toepan intrusion was more than is desirable.
Moderate intrusion in the driver footwell area didn't cause high forces on the dummy's legs.
Volvo head restraints have consistently surpassed others. They're high enough and close enough to the back of the head for effective protection.
Technical measurements for this test