2004 Isuzu Axiom

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

2004 Isuzu Axiom 4-door SUV
2002 Isuzu Axiom shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
A

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: 2002 Isuzu Axiom 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2002-04 models

The Isuzu Axiom was introduced in the 2002 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
A
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
A
Leg/foot, right
M
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. The driver's seat tipped toward the door. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail.
A
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0118
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11
Left (cm) 11
Center (cm) 9
Right (cm) 10
Brake pedal (cm) 11
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) -1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 8
Rearward (cm) -2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0118
Head
HIC-15 579
Peak gs at hard contact negligible
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 14
Maximum Nij 0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm) 38
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 2.1
Femur force - right (kN) 3.3
Knee displacement - left (mm) 2
Knee displacement - right (mm) 11
Maximum tibia index - left 0.54
Maximum tibia index - right 1.15
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 3.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 5.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 165
Right 147

About the original moderate overlap front test