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Adult occupant protection
Frontal impact driver
Frontal impact passenger
Side impact driver
Child restraints
18 month old Child
Britax-Römer Baby-Safe Plus Universal, rearward facing
3 year old Child
Britax-Römer Duo Plus 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
ISOfix front
ISOfix rear
Car details
Body type
5 door hatchback
Year of publication
2005
Kerb weight
1330kg
VIN from which rating applies
JMZGC148261622239
Comments
Front impact
Euro NCAP allowed Mazda to re-test with an improved front passenger restraint system. Spot-weld release at the base of the A-pillar and deformation of the sill indicated that the bodyshell was at the limit of its integrity and would have been incapable of withstanding a more severe impact. The car was penalised for this. Structures within the dashboard represented a potential hazard to the knees and femurs on the driver's side.
Side impact
In the side impact, forces transferred in an unrealistic manner to the test dummy, reducing the forces recorded by the instrumentation in its chest. The car was penalised for this.
Child-protection
The passenger airbag can be deactivated to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be placed in the front passenger's seat. However, information regarding the status of the airbag was not adequate to meet uro NCAP's requirements. The presence of ISOFIX anchorages in the rear outboard seats was not clearly indicated.