2009 Volvo C70

midsize convertible / 2-door convertible

2009 Volvo C70 2-door convertible
2007 Volvo C70 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection

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: 2007 Volvo C70 T5 2-door convertible
Rating applies to 2006-13 models

The Volvo C70 was redesigned for the 2006 model year and discontinued after the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0711
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 8
Left (cm) 10
Center (cm) 12
Right (cm) 11
Brake pedal (cm) 6
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 3
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0711
Head
HIC-15 156
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm) 13
Maximum Nij 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 29
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 0.3
Femur force - right (kN) 1.8
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.46
Maximum tibia index - right 0.64
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 3.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 41
Right 58

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Volvo C70 T5 2-door convertible with standard front door-mounted head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2006-13 models

The Volvo C70 was redesigned for the 2006 model year and discontinued after the 2013 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
The dummy's head was hit by the interior side trim. This impact did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate.
M
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0710
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -14.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0710
Head HIC-15 212
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Compression (kN) 0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 41
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 39
Average deflection (mm) 35
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.85
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.40
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.9
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.2
Combined force (kN) 4.1
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 204
A-P moment (Nm) 44

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0710
Head HIC-15
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.5
Compression (kN) 0.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 15
Lateral force (kN) 1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 16
Average deflection (mm) 13
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.82
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.10
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.4
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.5
Combined force (kN) 1.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.1
L-M moment (Nm) 39
A-P moment (Nm) 31

About the original side crash test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: All seats

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type All seats
Geometry
Backset (mm) 34
Distance below top of head (mm) 24
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 7.9
Head contact time (ms) 94
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 35
Max neck tension (N) 530

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.