Krash test Renault Megane Cabrio 1997 - 1999 Convertible

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

Pedestrian safety

- Fine - Good - Satisfactorily

Comments:

From all cars with a rating of four Megane star, MEGANE has provided the best protection of the front sediments during the frontal impact. However, at the side of the side, the chest driver turned out to be poorly protected, although the car satisfies security requirements for lateral impact introduced into the EU in 1998. With a frontal blow, children's chairs had a poorly held their passengers. Pedestrians were poorly protected at the arrival, high risk of injury when hit in most control points.

Front punch:

Passenger salon is not deformed significantly. A driver's airbag provided a stable contact with his head, but Głow still hit the steering wheel. The zone near the steering column is covered with two knee protection overlays. It saves injuries.

Security of passenger children:

The chair "In the direction of motion", recommended for a 3-year-old child, was compatible with seat belts, however, with a frontal blow, it was not possible to prevent excessive head jerks ahead. For the younger child, an armchair "against the direction of movement" was used, fixed in the central place of the rear row of seats using a three-point seat belt. The framework of the chair in several places cracked with a frontal impact and could not prevent a very strong passenger head jerk forward. It also did not keep his head in its limits when hit on the side.

Side strike:

The driver's head hit the upper fastening of the seat belt, but the overall level of protection turned out to be at the proper level. The protection of pelvic and abdominal departments is recognized as good, but the chest has undergone high risk of injury.

Pedestrian safety:

It seems that the creators of Megane paid little attention to the protection of pedestrians. Twelve from eighteen checkpoints were evaluated a very low estimate.

General information about the car

Tested model	RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 RT
Body type	5-door hatchback
Year of publishing data	1998
Curb weight	1060

Installation Systems:

Pretensels of front seat belts	There is
Front Belts Load Loaders	There is
Driver Front Airbag	There is
Passenger Front Airbag	Not
Side airbags	There is
Side Head Airbags	Not
Driver's knees and feet airbag	Not