2000 Ford Focus

small car / 4-door sedan

2000 Ford Focus 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
P

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2000 Ford Focus SE 4-door
Rating applies to 2000-07 models

The Ford Focus was introduced in the 2000 model year and modestly restyled for the 2005 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
A
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CF00025
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 15
Left (cm) 20
Center (cm) 19
Right (cm) 17
Brake pedal (cm) 18
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 3
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) -1
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 2

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CF00025
Head
HIC-15 183
Peak gs at hard contact 41
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm) 35
Maximum Nij 0.28
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 4.9
Femur force - right (kN) 2.2
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 2
Maximum tibia index - left 0.81
Maximum tibia index - right 0.53
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.0
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 62
Right 55

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE 4-door without optional side airbags
Rating applies to 2000-07 models

The Ford Focus was introduced in the 2000 model year and modestly restyled for the 2005 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
P
Structure and safety cage
P
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
P
Torso
P
Pelvis/leg
M
Driver head protection
The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures.
P
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis/leg
M
Rear passenger head protection
The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, as well as the window sill and window frame of the rear passenger door and the pillar behind the door. These impacts did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.
P
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0417
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 CES0417
Head HIC-15 1,161
Neck
Tension (kN) 2.7
Compression (kN) 1.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 68
Lateral force (kN) 3.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 58
Average deflection (mm) 47
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 7.67
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.80
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 3.1
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.7
Combined force (kN) 6.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1
L-M moment (Nm) 123
A-P moment (Nm) 43

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0417
Head HIC-15 495
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.9
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 52
Lateral force (kN) 2.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 48
Average deflection (mm) 39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.45
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.72
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.9
Combined force (kN) 1.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 2.0
L-M moment (Nm) 308
A-P moment (Nm) 38

About the original side crash test