Rear crash protection technical details for Volkswagen

Dynamically tested seat/head restraints | Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry

Good Acceptable Marginal Poor   AHR: active head restraint

Force rating: H=High  M=Moderate  L=Low

Dynamically tested seat/head restraints: technical details
Make/ model	Model years	Seat type	Geometry			Seat design parameters			Neck forces			Dynamic rating	Overall rating
			Rating	Backset (mm)	Distance below top of head (mm)	Pass/ fail	Max T1 acceler- ation (g)	Head contact time (ms)	Force rating	Max neck shear force (N)	Max neck tension (N)
Volkswagen Beetle	2012 - 2013	Manual leatherette seat		38	34	Pass	14.2	54	Low	51	265
Volkswagen CC	2009 - 2013	Power seats		24	-6	Pass	15.2	60	Low	11	574
Volkswagen Eos	2009 - 2013	Power leather seats		24	-1	Pass	12.9	61	Low	65	525
Volkswagen Eos	2007 - 2008	Manual cloth and leather seats		36	42	Fail	13.8	83	Moderate	180	888
Volkswagen Golf	2010 - 2013	Manual - power seats		26	18	Pass	13.7	63	Low	49	460
Volkswagen GTI	2010 - 2013	Manual - power seats		26	18	Pass	13.7	63	Low	49	460
Volkswagen Jetta	2011 - 2013	Manual cloth seat		35	10	Pass	13.0	53	Low	38	491
Volkswagen Jetta	2009 - 2010	Manual - power seats		26	18	Pass	13.7	63	Low	49	460
Volkswagen Jetta	2007 - 2008	Manual cloth and leather seats		35	42	Fail	12.8	85	Moderate	200	806
Volkswagen Jetta	2005 - 2006 (mfg. after Nov 2004)	All seats (AHR)		55	38	Pass	12.4	66	Moderate	139	579
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen	2009 - 2013	Manual - power seats		26	18	Pass	13.7	63	Low	49	460
Volkswagen New Beetle	2004 - 2010	Seats with adjustable lumbar (AHR)		30	48	Pass	8.9	69	Low	88	530
Volkswagen New Beetle	2004 - 2010	Seats without adjustable lumbar (AHR)		35	52	Pass	10.8	70	Moderate	128	578
Volkswagen Passat	2012 - 2013	Power leather seats		24	20	Pass	12.6	60	Low	19	548
Volkswagen Passat	2009 - 2010	Power leather seats		21	16	Pass	12.4	56	Low	9	439
Volkswagen Passat	2007 - 2008	Manual leather seats		34	38	Fail	11.7	84	Moderate	180	724
Volkswagen Passat	2006	All seats (AHR)		58	45	Pass	11.8	70	Moderate	151	628
Volkswagen Rabbit	2009	Manual - power seats		26	18	Pass	13.7	63	Low	49	460
Volkswagen Rabbit	2007 - 2008	Manual cloth and leather seats		35	42	Fail	12.8	85	Moderate	200	806
Volkswagen Rabbit	2006	All seats (AHR)		55	38	Pass	12.4	66	Moderate	139	579
Volkswagen Routan	2010 - 2012	Power cloth seats with manual lumbar (AHR) mfg. after March 2010		54	20	Pass	12.2	53	Low	86	379
Volkswagen Routan	2010	Manual cloth seats mfg. before April 2010		28	32	Fail	11.8	77	Moderate	162	551
Volkswagen Routan	2009	Power cloth seats with manual adjustable lumbar		30	32	Fail	12.0	85	Moderate	219	680
Volkswagen Tiguan	2009 - 2013	Manual cloth seats		34	8	Pass	12.8	70	Low	9	506
Volkswagen Touareg	2011 - 2013	Power leather seats		18	10	Pass	11.4	53	Low	1	368

Seat/head restraints not dynamically tested because of inadequate geometry: technical details
Make/model	Model years	Seat type	Geometry			Dynamic rating	Overall rating
			Rating	Backset (mm)	Distance below top of head (mm)
Volkswagen Passat	2001 - 2005	All seats		100	58	n/a