this page shows you the famous CITROËN C1 when tested on safety!
C1 CRASH TEST 2005
Citroën C1 1.0 LHD | 4-door supermini
2005 model year | 810 kg | on the same platform: Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo
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C1
crash test Front swf file 536 kB (Shockwave Flash)
| Test Scores: Front 11 (69%); Side 14 (78%); Belt Reminder 1; Overall 26; Pedestrian 14 (39%);Child Protection 36 (73%) |
| The Citroën C1 shares
its platform and architecture with the Toyota Aygo and Peugeot 107. Euro
NCAP expects the three cars to provide the the same protection ratings.
The C1’s body proved to be extremely strong, suffering little deformation
in the frontal impact.
The car’s ability to protect its child occupants was mixed; good for the older child but less so for the younger. Protection offered to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users was judged to be fair overall with 14 points out of 36 being scored. |
| Frontal Impact
The single-stage airbags, belt pre-tensioners and load limiters with the stable structure kept forces recorded by the driver and front passenger dummies’ chest instrumentation low. However, the driver’s chest struck the steering wheel during the impact. The driver and, to a lesser extent, the passenger also risked knee injuries from hitting hard structures behind the fascia. There was little deformation at the footwell but testers noted that the brake pedal was displaced rearward and was blocked, increasing the risk of injury to the driver’s lower legs and feet. |
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| Side Impact
An impressive side impact protection system included seat mounted thorax airbags. But impact forces transferred in an unrealistic manner up the test dummy’s spine, so reducing the forces recorded by instrumentation in its chest. |
| Child Protection
There is an on/off switch for the passenger frontal airbag. Permanent text labels on both sides, of the sun visor warned in seven languages against placing a child in a rear-facing restraint opposite an active airbag. The 3 year old child was seated in a Toyota branded Britax Romer Duo Plus restraint fitted to the car forward-facing and using the ISOFIX anchorages and top tether. The 18 month old child was seated rearward-facing in a Toyota branded Britax Romer Baby Safe restraint fitted to the car using the adult belts. The older child was well protected in both impacts as was the 18 month old in the side impact. But loads on the younger child’s chest in the frontal impact were on the high side. |
| Pedestrian Protection
Cushioning was reasonable where an adult’s head might strike and fair for a child’s head. The bumper also gave protection, but none was evident at the bonnet’s front edge.. |
| Model history and safety
equipment
The C1 features dual frontal airbags, seat-mounted side airbags, front belts with pre-tensioners and load limiters, ISOFIX anchorages and top tethers to rear outer seats, a belt reminders for the driver and ABS. Optional equipment includes a head-protecting curtain airbag. |
| The C1’s pleasant road manners
are suited to both the city and the open road. Its running gear ensures
strong roadholding, while also effectively contributing to active safety.
The C1 is also equipped with other top-level safety features: ventilated discs at the front, ABS, CSC (Cornering Stability Control) to keep the car stable when it rounds a corner with the brakes on, and driver / passenger airbags as standard. |
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