Small overlap front: driver-side
Rating applies to 2015-18 models
Tested vehicle: 2016 Audi Q3 2.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd
The Audi Q3 was introduced in the 2015 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Hip/thigh | |
Lower leg/foot | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the small overlap frontal crash test.
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The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.
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The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.
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The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEN1519 |
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Lower occupant compartment | |
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) | 10 |
Footrest (cm) | 3 |
Left toepan (cm) | 2 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
Parking brake (cm) | |
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) | 4 |
Upper occupant compartment | |
Steering column | 1 |
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) | 7 |
Upper dash (cm) | 7 |
Lower instrument panel (cm) | 8 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEN1519 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 120 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 17 |
Maximum Nij | 0.23 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 19 |
Femur (kN) | |
Left | 2.2 |
Right | 0.1 |
Knee displacement (mm) | |
Left | 1 |
Right | 0 |
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%) | |
Left | 0 |
Right | 0 |
Maximum tibia index | |
Left | 0.31 |
Right | 0.48 |
Tibia axial force (kN) | |
Left | 1.0 |
Right | 0.0 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 33 |
Right | 42 |
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2015-18 models
Tested vehicle: 2016 Audi Q3 2.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd
The Audi Q3 was introduced in the 2015 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Chest | |
Leg/foot, left | |
Leg/foot, right | |
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
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Action shot taken during the moderate overlap frontal crash test.
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The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
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The driver dummy's head was protected from hitting hard structures during rebound by the side curtain airbag.
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Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CEF1501 |
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Footwell intrusion | |
Footrest (cm) | 1 |
Left (cm) | 1 |
Center (cm) | 1 |
Right (cm) | 1 |
Brake pedal (cm) | 3 |
Instrument panel rearward movement | |
Left (cm) | 1 |
Right (cm) | -1 |
Steering column movement | |
Upward (cm) | -1 |
Rearward (cm) | -8 |
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CEF1501 |
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Head | |
HIC-15 | 217 |
Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.2 |
Extension bending moment (Nm) | 9 |
Maximum Nij | 0.20 |
Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
Legs | |
Femur force - left (kN) | 0.2 |
Femur force - right (kN) | 0.2 |
Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
Knee displacement - right (mm) | 1 |
Maximum tibia index - left | 0.27 |
Maximum tibia index - right | 0.26 |
Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.2 |
Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.4 |
Foot acceleration (g) | |
Left | 49 |
Right | 76 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2015-18 models
Tested vehicle: 2016 Audi Q3 2.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd
The Audi Q3 was introduced in the 2015 model year.
Overall evaluation | |
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Structure and safety cage | |
Driver injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Torso | |
Pelvis/leg | |
Driver head protection | |
Rear passenger injury measures | |
Head/neck | |
Torso | |
Pelvis/leg | |
Rear passenger head protection |
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View of the vehicle and barrier just after the crash test.
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View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.
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Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.
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Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
Test ID | CES1503 |
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B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -14.0 |
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. |
Driver injury measures
Test ID | CES1503 |
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Head HIC-15 | 163 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
Compression (kN) | 0.2 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 37 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.4 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 32 |
Average deflection (mm) | 29 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.12 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.46 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 3.3 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 0.9 |
Combined force (kN) | 4.1 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.2 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 62 |
A-P moment (Nm) | -13 |
Passenger injury measures
Test ID | CES1503 |
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Head HIC-15 | 262 |
Neck | |
Tension (kN) | 0.3 |
Compression (kN) | 0.5 |
Shoulder | |
Lateral deflection (mm) | 38 |
Lateral force (kN) | 1.5 |
Torso | |
Maximum deflection (mm) | 32 |
Average deflection (mm) | 21 |
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 3.62 |
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 0.36 |
Pelvis | |
Iliac force (kN) | 0.1 |
Acetabulum force (kN) | 2.5 |
Combined force (kN) | 2.6 |
Left femur | |
L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
L-M moment (Nm) | 59 |
A-P moment (Nm) | -37 |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2015-18 models
Tested vehicle: 2016 Audi Q3 2.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd
Overall evaluation | |
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Curb weight | 3,670 lbs |
Peak force | 15,147 lbs |
Strength-to-weight ratio | 4.13 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Power leather seat
Overall evaluation | |
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Dynamic rating | |
Seat/head restraint geometry |
Seat type | Power leather seat |
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Geometry | |
Backset (mm) | 31 |
Distance below top of head (mm) | 18 |
Seat design parameters | |
Pass/fail | Pass |
Max T1 acceleration (g) | 13.7 |
Head contact time (ms) | 62 |
Force rating | 1 |
Neck forces | |
Max neck shear force (N) | 0 |
Max neck tension (N) | 351 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.