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    The document summarizes the safety test results of an Opel Astra hatchback from 2004. It received high scores in frontal impact and side impact tests due to its stable body structure and impressive protection systems. Child occupants were also well protected by high-quality child seats, though some measurements were on the high side of acceptable limits. Pedestrian protection was poor as the car's leading edge and bumper posed unfriendly risks. The Astra performed strongly overall but Opel was urged to improve pedestrian safety.

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    The document summarizes the safety test results of an Opel Astra hatchback from 2004. It received high scores in frontal impact and side impact tests due to its stable body structure and impressive protection systems. Child occupants were also well protected by high-quality child seats, though some measurements were on the high side of acceptable limits. Pedestrian protection was poor as the car's leading edge and bumper posed unfriendly risks. The Astra performed strongly overall but Opel was urged to improve pedestrian safety.

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    The document summarizes the safety test results of an Opel Astra hatchback from 2004. It received high scores in frontal impact and side impact tests due to its stable body structure and impressive protection systems. Child occupants were also well protected by high-quality child seats, though some measurements were on the high side of acceptable limits. Pedestrian protection was poor as the car's leading edge and bumper posed unfriendly risks. The Astra performed strongly overall but Opel was urged to improve pedestrian safety.

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    The document summarizes the safety test results of an Opel Astra hatchback from 2004. It received high scores in frontal impact and side impact tests due to its stable body structure and impressive protection systems. Child occupants were also well protected by high-quality child seats, though some measurements were on the high side of acceptable limits. Pedestrian protection was poor as the car's leading edge and bumper posed unfriendly risks. The Astra performed strongly overall but Opel was urged to improve pedestrian safety.

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    Adult occupant protection

    Frontal impact driver Frontal impact passenger Side impact driver

    Child restraints Pedestrian protection

    Britax Roemer Baby-safe, No image car front available


    18 month old Child
    rearward facing
    Britax Roemer Duo Plus, forward
    3 year old Child
    facing

    Safety equipment Car details

    Front seatbelt Hand of drive LHD


    pretensioners
    Tested model Opel Astra 1.6 Enjoy
    Front seatbelt load
    limiters Body type 5 door hatchback

    Driver frontal Year of publication 2004


    airbag Kerb weight 1240
    Front passenger VIN from which WOLOAHL4848-104022 and
    frontal airbag rating applies WOLOAHL4845215345
    Side body airbags

    Side head airbags

    Driver knee airbag

    Comments
    The Astra is a very strongly scoring car, with a body that is extremely stable and provides good protection for occupants. Only two
    points were lost in the frontal impact and the side impact performance was impressive, too, and no points were lost. Protection for
    child occupants was also good and the child restraints meet almost all Euro NCAP performance limits. The three year old child
    restraint used ISOFix anchorages while the younger child’s used the adult belts to fasten the restraint to the car. Pedestrian
    protection was poor.

    Front impact
    The restraint system for the driver and passenger incorporated single stage tethered airbags, belt pre-tensioners and load limiters.
    These worked well, although loads on the driver’s chest were on the high side. The brake and clutch pedals are designed to break
    away, so reducing the risk of injury to the driver’s legs. Deformation at fascia level and intrusion into the footwell were minimal.
    There has been much design effort to increase protection for the driver’s knees and upper legs.

    Side impact
    A very impressive side impact protection system that includes seat mounted thorax and pelvis side airbags. The Astra also has a head
    curtain airbag fitted as standard to protect those seated in the front and in the rear.

    Child occupant
    The 3 year old used an Opel branded forward facing Britax Romer Duo Plus restraint while the younger child used a Opel branded rear
    facing Baby-Safe restraint. The children’s heads were fully protected in side and frontal impact but the neck load on the younger child
    and the chest load on the older child were on the high side. There was only a non-permanent pictogram on the passenger’s end of the
    fascia. It did not warn against placing a child in a rear- facing restraint opposite a passenger frontal airbag.

    Pedestrian
    Only two small areas of the bonnet top offered protection. But its leading edge and the car’s bumper proved to be very unfriendly.
    This was a disappointing result for a new design, and Euro NCAP urges Opel to take this vital safety area more seriously.

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