Crash Test Opel Omega Caravan 1994 - 1999 Universal

Protection of the driver and passenger

Frosting, driver

Front Punch, Passenger

Side blow, driver

- Fine - Good - Satisfactorily - Badly - Very bad

Children's holding devices

Child up to 18 months	No information
Child older than 3 years	No information

Safety pedestrians

- Fine - Good - Satisfactorily

Comments:

Omega was a car with one of the oldest structures in his group and, unlike the rest, did not have in the basic configuration of passenger or side airbags - they were offered only as an additional option. The car earned three stars, however, when installing side pillows, the rating increased to four stars. And although Omega complied with security requirements for lateral blows adopted in the EU in October 1998, and without these pillows, they reduced the risk of damage to the driver's chest. The result with a frontal impact was normal, although the feet and ankle of the driver were dangerous damage. Protection of pedestrians was better than some cars undergoing tests simultaneously with Omega, although some hood zones practically did not soften the blow.

Front punch:

The body structure remained a holistic one, no score was removed for the deformation of the passenger compartment, and the driver's airbag worked well. The front seat belts had pretensioners, but the load on the chest, especially the passenger, adversely affected the total result. In the knee zone there were no dangerous elements, but a large shift of the brake pedal put jeopardy the safety of the feet and ankle driver.

Security of passenger children:

ASEA pictogram (approved by the European Association of Manufacturers) placed on the front panel in such a way that it can be seen when the door is open. However, there was no text message about the danger of the installation of a children's chair to the place of the front passenger. Both children's seats were supplied by the manufacturer, however, the safety belts are not marked with color. In addition, the installation instructions are not visible from all positions and does not have a color encoding. The chairs were well kept the head of the head forward with a frontal impact, but did not hold the head of the older child in the set limits at the side impact. The load on the chest also turned out to be higher than the established norms.

Side strike:

The car in the basic configuration (without side pillows) received a smaller assessment due to the load on the ribs of the driver and the danger of injury to the chest. Hard door shelling elements could injure the driver, as well as the door armrest.

Pedestrian safety:

The bumper defended pedestrians better than other cars, and the front edge of the hood was not so preching. Zones where the head of an adult pedestrian falls at the race, provided weak protection, but the scalp of the child's head softened the blow better.

General information about the car

Roelf location	Left
Tested model	Opel Omega 2.0 GL / GLS
Body type	4-door sedan
Year of data publishing	1998
Curb weight	1455
The results are valid for VIN, starting with ...	For all

Safety systems:

Pretensels of front seat belts	There is
Front Belts Load Loaders	No
Driver Front Airbag	There is
Passenger Front Airbag	No
Side airbags	No
Side Head Airbags	No
Driver's knees and feet airbag	No