BMW Mini
RATING
SCORE
ADULT OCCUPANT
*****
33
Front: 13
Side: 14
Seatbelt reminder: 3
Pole: 2
CHILD OCCUPANT
***
29
PEDESTRIAN
**
14


 
Adult occupant protection
Frontal impact driver
Frontal impact driver
Frontal impact passenger
Frontal impact passenger
Side impact driver
Side impact driver

Child restraints
18 month old ChildFair BimboFix Type II ISOFIX, Rearward facing
3 year old ChildFair BimboFix Type II ISOFIX, Forward facing
Pedestrian protection
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
ISOfix front
ISOfix rear
Car details
Body type3 door hatchback
Year of publication2007
Kerb weight1140kg
VIN from which rating appliesWMWMF32080TTL79291

Comments
Front impact
Structures in dashboard presented a risk of injury to the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger.

Child-protection
The passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However, information provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag is not clear. The labels warning of the risks of placing a rearward facing child restraint in the front passenger seat are not sufficiently clear. In the side impact, the restraint of the 3 year old dummy rotated, placing the dummy's head outside the protection offered by the side of the restraint. In the same test, the head of the 1½ year old dummy contacted the interior trim. The resulting peak acceleration recorded by the dummy indicated a risk of head injury. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear seats was not clearly marked.

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