Ford C-MAX

The passenger compartment of the C-MAX remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger.  Ford demonstrated that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  Protection was good for all critical body areas of the passenger dummy in this test.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, the pelvis of the driver dummy slipped beneath the lap section of the seatbelt and protection of this area was rated as poor.  Dummy readings of chest compression indicated marginal protection.  For the rear passenger dummy, a combination of chest compression and high shoulder belt load indicated poor chest protection, and that of the neck was rated as marginal.  In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good and the C-MAX scored maximum points in this test.  In the more severe side pole impact, protection of the chest was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of rib compression.  In that test, the sliding door unlatched at the front, creating a gap between the door and the car body, and the score was penalised for this.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated marginal whiplash protection.  Cars from VIN WF0WXXGCEWHE77742 have a standard-fit autonomous emergency braking system.  In tests of its functionality at the low speeds at which many whiplash injuries are caused, the system performed adequately.