2003 Subaru Legacy
midsize car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Tested vehicle: 2000 Subaru Legacy L 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2000-04 models
The Subaru Legacy was redesigned for the 2000 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 | |
Technical measurements for this test
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00005 |
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 7 |
| Left (cm) | 10 |
| Center (cm) | 18 |
| Right (cm) | 10 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 14 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 0 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | 0 |
| Rearward (cm) | 0 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 1 |
Driver injury measures
| Evaluation criteria | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Test ID | CF00005 |
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 209 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 2.1 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 21 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.43 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 32 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 2.5 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 2.8 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 8 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 13 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.53 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.46 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 1.7 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.3 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 103 |
| Right | 62 |