1998 Mazda MPV
minivan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 1996 Mazda MPV passenger van
Rating applies to 1996-98 models
The Mazda MPV was introduced in the 1989 model year. Frontal airbags for both the driver and passenger became standard beginning with the 1996 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 Dummy movement wasn't well controlled. During rebound, the seatback rotated forward so that the head restraint hit the dummy's head. The left knee cracked the lower instrument panel, and a sharp edge produced a deep gash in the dummy's vinyl knee "skin." |
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Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96018 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 35 |
| Left (cm) | 26 |
| Center (cm) | 29 |
| Right (cm) | 24 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 27 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 15 |
| Right (cm) | 11 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 9 |
| Rearward (cm) | 7 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 11 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF96018 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 202 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.9 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 35 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.32 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 29 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 3.1 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 3.9 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 15 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 0 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.94 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.92 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 1.0 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 98 |
| Right | 77 |