2003 Subaru Impreza
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2002 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS 4-door
Rating applies to 2002-07 models built after September 2001
The Subaru Impreza was redesigned for the 2002 model year. Imprezas manufactured after September 2001 include structural changes to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door). The Saab 9-2X was introduced in the 2005 model year and discontinued after the 2006 model year.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of an Impreza with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier.
The frontal offset crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Impreza, beginning with 2002 models manufactured after September 2001. The 9-2X was available only as a wagon.
| 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 | CEF0126 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 5 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 10 |
| Right (cm) | 8 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 10 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 1 |
| Rearward (cm) | 1 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CEF0126 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 138 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | negligible |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.3 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.25 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 31 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 0.4 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 3 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 5 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.44 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.68 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.6 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 75 |
| Right | 56 |