2009 Volvo S80

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

2009 Volvo S80 4-door sedan
2007 Volvo S80 shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
G
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Optional lane departure warning

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2014 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-16 models

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
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 CEN1344
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Footrest (cm) 1
Left toepan (cm) 2
Brake pedal (cm) 2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 4
Upper dash (cm) 3
Lower instrument panel (cm) 3

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEN1344
Head
HIC-15 102
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 19
Maximum Nij 0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Femur (kN)
Left 0.0
Right 0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.38
Right 0.47
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.7
Right 0.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 20
Right 35

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-16 models

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volvo.

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 VTF0702
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 3
Left (cm) 3
Center (cm) 3
Right (cm) 6
Brake pedal (cm) 5
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 0
Right (cm) 1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 0
Rearward (cm) -5
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTF0702
Head
HIC-15 111
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 9
Maximum Nij 0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm) 30
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 1.7
Femur force - right (kN) 2.5
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 0
Maximum tibia index - left 0.39
Maximum tibia index - right 0.43
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 1.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 50
Right 57

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2007 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2007-16 models

The Volvo S80 was redesigned for the 2007 model year.

Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0717
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -11.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0717
Head HIC-15 194
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.7
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 31
Average deflection (mm) 27
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.37
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.43
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.8
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.1
Combined force (kN) 4.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.3
L-M moment (Nm) 26
A-P moment (Nm) -20

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0717
Head HIC-15 215
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.6
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 43
Lateral force (kN) 1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 33
Average deflection (mm) 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 3.65
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.56
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.5
Acetabulum force (kN) 2.8
Combined force (kN) 3.3
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 0.7
L-M moment (Nm) 138
A-P moment (Nm) -26

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2010 Volvo S80 3.2 4-door
Rating applies to 2007-16 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight 3,756 lbs
Peak force 15,989 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio 4.26

About the roof strength 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) 23
Distance below top of head (mm) 44
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 7.3
Head contact time (ms) 94
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 30
Max neck tension (N) 491

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