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Suzuki SX4

Rating
Score
ADULT OCCUPANT
****
29
Front: 11.3
Side: 16
Pole: 2
CHILD OCCUPANT
***
30
PEDESTRIAN
***
22


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

Child restraints
18 month old ChildBritax-Römer Duo Plus ISOFIX, forward facing
3 year old ChildBritax-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
Tested modelSuzuki SX4 1.6 GL-A, 2WD, LHD
Body type5 door hatchback
Year of publication2006
Kerb weight1185kg
VIN from which rating appliesTSMEYA21S00100589

Comments
Front impact
In the frontal impact, the driver dummy's head bottomed out the airbag. Chest compression from seatbelt loading was greater for the passenger dummy than the driver and was used to calculate the adult occupant score.

Side impact
The SX4 scored full points for its protection in side impact.

Child occupant
A rearward-facing child restraint should not be placed in the front passnger's seat as the airbag for that seating position cannot be deactivated. The label warning against using a rearward-facing childseat in the passenger's seat was not available in the languages of some European countries and was not visible when the sun-visors were in use. It did not, therefore, meet Euro NCAP's requirements. Suzuki inform us that they will revise the content and positioning of their warning labels.

Pedestrian
The car's bumper fully complied with Euro NCAP's requirements for pedestrian protection as did much of the bonnet.

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