2008 Mazda 6
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2003 Mazda 6i 4-door
Rating applies to 2003-08 models
The Mazda 6 was introduced in the 2003 model year as a replacement for the Mazda 626.
| 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 | CEF0311 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 4 |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Center (cm) | 8 |
| Right (cm) | 7 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 2 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 0 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | -5 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0311 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 240 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | 79 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.0 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.34 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 26 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.33 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.42 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.4 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 4.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 39 |
| Right | 50 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Power cloth seats with manual adjustable lumbar
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
Technical measurements for this test
| Seat type | Power cloth seats with manual adjustable lumbar |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 60 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 58 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 11.6 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 96 |
| Force rating | 2 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 154 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 568 |
About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.