2005 Nissan Sentra
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 4-door
Rating applies to 2000-06 models
The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2000 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00016 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 16 |
| Left (cm) | 20 |
| Center (cm) | 18 |
| Right (cm) | 15 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 14 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 7 |
| Right (cm) | 5 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 6 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 5 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00016 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 218 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 146 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.6 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 39 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.34 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 30 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 14 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.55 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.51 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.3 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 3.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 79 |
| Right | 85 |
Side: original test
Tested vehicle: 2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4-door without optional side airbags
Rating applies to 2000-06 models
The Nissan Sentra was redesigned for the 2000 model year.
| Evaluation criteria | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall evaluation | |
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. |
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| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection The dummy's head was hit by the window glass, window sill, and pillar behind the rear passenger door, producing moderately high head injury measures. |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | CES0419 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -1.0 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0419 |
| Head HIC-15 | 3,200 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Compression (kN) | 1.0 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 54 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 2.0 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 64 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 44 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 9.65 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 2.53 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 4.3 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 4.5 |
| Combined force (kN) | 7.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.6 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 106 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 33 |
Passenger injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CES0419 |
| Head HIC-15 | 697 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.8 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 43 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 42 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 31 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.23 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.48 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 1.7 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 1.8 |
| Combined force (kN) | 2.7 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 1.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 188 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | -58 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Base seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | Base seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 72 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 95 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 0.0 |
| Head contact time (ms) | |
| Force rating | 0 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | |
| Max neck tension (N) | |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.