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    Euroncap Citroen Xsara 1998 3stars-2

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    Euroncap Citroen Xsara 1998 3stars-2

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    Adult occupant protection

    Frontal impact driver Frontal impact passenger Side impact driver


    Child restraints Pedestrian protection

    18 month No information No image car front available


    old Child available
    3 year old No information
    Child available
    Safety equipment Car details

    Front Hand of
    LHD
    seatbelt drive
    pretensioners Tested
    Citroën Xsara 1.4i
    Front model
    seatbelt load Body type 5 door hatchback
    limiters
    Year of
    Driver frontal 1998
    publication
    airbag
    Kerb weight 1080
    Front
    passenger
    frontal airbag
    Side body
    airbags
    Side head
    airbags
    Driver knee
    airbag
    Comments

    Citroën has told Euro NCAP that every Xsara 1.4i will be fitted with side airbags from the launch of these results.
    Accordingly, the car chosen for testing had seat-mounted side airbags. In the side-impact test, however, the seat-
    mounted airbag did not deploy correctly, resulting in a lower level of protection to the driver's chest than expected
    from this safety feature. Otherwise, the Xsara performed reasonably well in the frontal-impact test and gave above-
    average results in the pedestrian safety tests.

    Front impact
    The cabin just remained stable but the driver's door lost much of its structural strength. Meanwhile, the driver's airbag
    fired late and towards the centre of the car. Head contact on the airbag was unstable and head and neck protection
    was marginal. Chest protection for the front passenger was weak and his belt pre-tensioner did not appear to have
    operated. Tightening of the driver's belt was also limited. There were structures within the facia which could generate
    loads on the driver's knees during an impact, increasing injury risks for his upper legs and pelvis, or damage to his
    knees. A deflector is fitted within the steering column shroud but its effectiveness would be limited.

    Side impact
    The driver's head hit the seat belt swivel and also the centre door pillar but suffered quite low loads. There was a
    problem with airbag deployment, though. The piping on the seat cover caught the airbag as it broke through the fabric
    and much of its lower section remained within the seat cover. And as the floor collapsed in the impact the driver's seat
    was crushed and its base was displaced downwards near his door.
    Child occupant
    Citroën recommend the same forward-facing restraint as suitable for three-year-olds and 18-month-olds, and its
    locating points proved compatible with the car's rear belts. However, in the frontal impact, the three-year-old was
    allowed to move too far forward, while in the side impact his head was not retained within the seat shell.

    Pedestrian
    Protection for pedestrian legs was above average. The car also met the proposed legislative requirements for half of
    the child's head-impact sites tested. Unfortunately, the majority of the adult test impact sites rated as poor. Overall,
    the Xsara earned a high two-star rating for pedestrian protection.

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