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VW T5

Rating
Score
ADULT OCCUPANT
****
27
Front: 10.9
Side: 16
Seatbelt reminder: 0
CHILD OCCUPANT
****
40
PEDESTRIAN
*
3


 
Adult occupant protection
Head: Good, Neck: Good, Chest: Adequate, Upper leg right: Marginal, Upper leg left: Marginal, Lower leg right: Adequate, Lower leg left: Adequate, Right foot: Adequate, Left foot: Adequate
Frontal impact driver
Head: Good, Neck: Good, Chest: Marginal, Upper leg right: Marginal, Upper leg left: Marginal, Lower leg right: Adequate, Lower leg left: Adequate
Frontal impact passenger
Head: Good, Chest: Good, Abdomen: Good, Pelvis: Good
Side impact driver

Child restraints
18 month old ChildBobsy G0/1 ISOFIX, rearward facing
3 year old ChildBobsy G0/1 ISOFIX, forward facing
Pedestrian protection

Pedestrian protection

Safety equipment
Front seatbelt pretensioners
Front seatbelt load limiters
Driver frontal airbag
Front passenger frontal airbag
Side body airbags
Side head airbags
Driver knee airbag
Car details
Tested modelVW T5 Transporter Kombi* TDI, LHD
Body typeMPV
Year of publication2008
Kerb weight1945kg
VIN from which rating appliesWV2ZZZ 7H8H113653

Comments
Front impact
The passenger compartment remained stable during the impact. Structures in the dashboard presented a risk of injury to the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. The passenger's chest was compressed more than the driver's.

Side impact
The T5 scored maximum points in the side impact. No pole test was performed as a head-protecting airbag is available only as an option.

Child occupant
The front passenger's airbag can be deactivated by a Volkswagen dealer. There was no clear label warning of the dangers of placing a rearward-facing child restraint in that seating position without first deactivating the airbag. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear seats was not clearly marked.

Pedestrian
Both the bumper and the front edge of the bonnet scores no points for its protection of pedestrians' legs. The bonnet was rated as predominantly weak for the protection it offered to the head of a struck adult or child.

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