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Adult occupant protection 
Frontal impact driver | 
Frontal impact passenger | 
Side impact driver |  |
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Child restraints | 18 month old Child | Britax Roemer Baby-safe, rearward facing |
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| 3 year old Child | Britax Roemer Duo Plus, forward facing |
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Pedestrian protection No image car front available |
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Safety equipment | Front seatbelt pretensioners |  |
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| Front seatbelt load limiters | |
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| Driver frontal airbag | |
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| Front passenger frontal airbag | |
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| Side body airbags | |
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| Side head airbags | |
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| Driver knee airbag |  |
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Car details | Hand of drive | LHD |
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| Tested model | Opel Astra 1.6 Enjoy |
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| Body type | 5-door hatchback |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
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| Kerb weight | 1240 |
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| VIN from which rating applies | WOLOAHL4848-104022 and WOLOAHL4845215345 |
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Comments The Astra is a very strongly scoring car, with a body that is extremely stable and provides good protection for occupants. Only two points were lost in the frontal impact and the side impact performance was impressive, too, and no points were lost.
Protection for child occupants was also good and the child restraints meet almost all Euro NCAP performance limits. The three year old child restraint used ISOFix anchorages while the younger child’s used the adult belts to fasten the restraint to the car.
Pedestrian protection was poor.
Front impact
The restraint system for the driver and passenger incorporated single stage tethered airbags, belt pre-tensioners and load limiters.
These worked well, although loads on the driver’s chest were on the high side. The brake and clutch pedals are designed to break away, so reducing the risk of injury to the driver’s legs. Deformation at fascia level and intrusion into the footwell were minimal. There has been much design effort to increase protection for the driver’s knees and upper legs.
Side impact
A very impressive side impact protection system that includes seat mounted thorax and pelvis side airbags. The Astra also has a head curtain airbag fitted as standard to protect those seated in the front and in the rear.
Child-protection
The 3 year old used an Opel branded forward facing Britax Romer Duo Plus restraint while the younger child used a Opel branded rear facing Baby-Safe restraint. The children’s heads were fully protected in side and frontal impact but the neck load on the younger child and the chest load on the older child were on the high side.
There was only a non-permanent pictogram on the passenger’s end of the fascia. It did not warn against placing a child in a rear- facing restraint opposite a passenger frontal airbag.
Pedestrian protection
Only two small areas of the bonnet top offered protection. But its leading edge and the car’s bumper proved to be very unfriendly. This was a disappointing result for a new design, and Euro NCAP urges Opel to take this vital safety area more seriously.
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