Crash test Peugeot 406 coupe 1997 - 2003 coupe

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:

The car scored two stars, but before the third did not have enough just a little. With a frontal impact, the main disadvantage was the compression of the passenger compartment and the displacement of the rigid elements at the bottom of the torpedo. They represented a threat to the knees, the heads and the driver's pelvis. The magnitude of the steering wheel displacement with a frontal impact also caused anxiety. However, in the side impact, the car showed itself better, corresponding to the requirements of 1998 security.

Front punch:

The left front stand shifted back by 132 mm, but the passenger salon did not lose structural integrity. After impact, the driver's door opened without the use of a special tool, albeit with some difficulty. The passenger door opened normally. The steering wheel shifted back at 140 mm and the top of 59 mm. The deepening for the driver's feet was deformed moderately, and the brake pedal shifted back by 181 mm. The protection of the head and neck of the driver is recognized as good, and the contact of the head with a safety pillow ¬ stable. The shift of the steering wheel can become potentially dangerous with the dimensions of the driver are potentially dangerous, therefore the scope protection assessment has been reduced. Safety systems have been revealed by the chest driver from contact with the steering wheel, however, the load from the belt created a small risk of breast damage. The left knee of the driver hit the casing of the steering column with force sufficient to cause injury. And if the knee penetrated deeper into the front panel, the risk of injury would be much higher. The right knee of the driver hit the front panel slightly right steering column. The protection of the feet and the ankles is recognized as weak due to the deformation of the leg niches.

Side strike:

Bock of the car from the side of the blow was indulge in the cabin and struck the ribs and the driver's pelvis, creating a risk of serious damage to the chest, so the estimate for the protection of this area is very low. The side blow does not represent a serious danger for the head or abdominal department of the driver, therefore the assessment for their protection is high, although the pelvis and has undergone some risk.

Pedestrian safety:

Child's head protection. Two of the six control points corresponded to the regulatory requirements: one under the air filter, and the second is over the crossbow hood. Two points were protected better than the average, and one to normal was not enough of just a bit. Two points were worse than medium: above the shock absorber stand and over the fastening of the cover of the hood cover. Protection of the top of the legs. None of the three points fulfilled the standard, but two of them were protected better than the average, and one worse - over towing eye. Protection of the head of an adult pedestrian. No point corresponded to the requirements, and only one turned out to be better than the average, but five others - worse. The most dangerous places are located above the hinges of the hood cover. Protection of legs. None of three points fulfilled the standard, one point - in the center of the front edge of the hood - provided protection better than the average level, but the two others are worse.

General information about the car

Roelf location	On right
Tested model	Peugeot 406 1.8 LX
Body type	4-door sedan
Year of data publishing	1997
Curb weight	1362

Safety systems:

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