Crash Test 2001 -2003 / 2004 - 2006 Hyundai Elantra (Frontal Impact) IIHS

Hyundai Elantra 2001-03 models FRONTAL OFFSET TEST OVERALL EVALUATION: Poor Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right Good Poor Good Marginal Marginal Poor Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. Test details: The Hyundai Elantra was redesigned for the 2001 model year. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of the Elantra in three 40 mph frontal offset crash tests into deformable barriers. After the first test, Hyundai indicated the dummy&lower leg injury measures were different from those recorded in tests the company had conducted and requested a retest. Results of the second test were somewhat improved for lower leg injuries, but a high right foot acceleration occurred. More significantly, the airbag deployed late, contributing to poor head injury measures. A third test was conducted after Hyundai could find no evidence of a problem in the airbag deployment sensing system and suggested the late deployment might have been anomalous. However, the airbag also deployed late in the third test. Due to the similarity of results, the evaluation of the Hyundai Elantra is based on all three tests. Restraints/dummy kinematics — In the first test, dummy movement was reasonably well controlled, although the dummy&head did hit the steering wheel through the frontal airbag. During rebound, the deployed side...