Ford Focus Crash Test

MODEL TESTED

The Ford Focus was launched in September 1998. The 1999 model-year car tested has improved airbag venting, knee protection and brake pedal crash retraction (see left for VINs of cars affected). It also features twin front airbags, front belt pre-tensioners and load limiters and power steering as standard on all models sold in the EU.

Galleria immagini	Front and side impact rating	Pedestrian test rating
Test Scores: Front 11(69%) Side 15(83%) Overall 25(74%)

Model

Ford Focus 1.6 (LHD)

Body

5dr hatch

Model year

1999

VINs of modified cars

From GCXC79000, WPXC07000

Kerb weight

1080 kg

UK on-road price

£ 13,350

FRONTAL IMPACT
Head
Driver airbag contact	stable
Passenger airbag contact	stable
Rearward steering wheel displacement	38 mm
Upward steering wheel displacement	16 mm
Chest
Contact with steering wheel	no
Screen pillar displacement	38 mm rearwards
Passenger compartment integrity	stable
Upper legs, knees and pelvis
Stiffer structures present	Yes. Column lock, angle adjuster bracket.
Concentrated knee loading	Yes. Column adjuster brackets, adjuster lever column lock
Lower legs
Vertical brake pedal displacement	43 mm
Feet and ankles
Horizontal brake pedal movement	139 mm rearwards
Footwell rupture	no
Child restraints
Airbag disabling / warning label	Pictogram label on end of facia. No text warnings of risk of death or serious injury
Installation
18 mth old (behind passenger)	compatible with car belts
3 year old (behind driver)	compatible with car belts
Forward head movement
18 mth old	controlled
3 year old	controlled
Neck protection 18 mth old	adequate
Chest protection
18 mth old	good
3 year old	good

SIDE IMPACT
Airbags
Head protection airbag	no
Torso protection airbag	no
Child Restraints
Installation
18 mth old (struck side)	compatible with car belts
3 year old (non-struck side)	compatible with car belts
Head movement
18 mth old	contained
3 year old	not contained
Head acceleration
18 mth old	good
3 year old	good

PEDESTRIAN IMPACT	FACTOR	RESULTS
Bumper offered little protection and the area of the bonnet that a child's head was most likely to strike gave too little cushioning	Test sites
	Child head	2	1	3
	Adult head	2	3	1
	Upper leg	0	1	2
	Lower leg	0	0	3
		Fair, meets criteria
		Weak, but above average
		Poor, below average