Krash Test Renault Megane Cabrio 1999 - 2003 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. The car was the best in his group at the first test in 1998 and scored four stars for protecting the driver and passenger with a frontal and lateral blows. Since then, Megane has additional airbags in the basic configuration, so EURO NCAP experts have decided to re-test protective abilities with lateral impact. The car retained his four-star rating, but scored the maximum number of points with a serious blow to the side, which makes honor to the representative of this class. Previously, only Mercedes A-Class was achieving such a result. The new design of the side airbag protects the head and the upper part of the driver's body from impact of impact. Although the remaining golf class representatives, including the Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf and Citroën XSARA, also have side pillows in the basic configuration, MEGANE protection turned out to be more comprehensive.

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 the passenger head jerk forward. When you hit the side, it kept the head well. For the younger child, a chair "against the direction of movement" was used, fixed in the central place of the back 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:

Driver's head hit the upper fastening of the seat belt, but the overall level of protection was good. The protection of pelvic, abdominal and breast departments is recognized as good. The new airbag provided the head to additional protection.

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	1999
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	No
Side airbags	There is
Side Head Airbags	There is
Driver's knees and feet airbag	No