Peugeot 3008/5008

The passenger compartment of the 3008 remained stable in the offset frontal impact test.  Dummy readings of chest compression revealed marginal protection of the driver's chest.  Good protection was seen for the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger.  Peugeot demonstrated that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good for critical body areas except the neck for the rear passenger and the chest and neck for the driver, protection of which was adequate.  In the side barrier test, the 3008 scored maximum points with good protection of all critical body regions.  In the more sever side pole impact, the chest was adequately protected and all other body areas were well protected.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints showed good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision and a geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated the same level of protection there.  In the 5008, the third row seats did not pass the whiplash assessment.  For this car, the score for adult occupant protection is reduced from 86 percent to 85 percent but the star rating is unaffected.  Some grades of the 3008 are equipped with an autonomous emergency braking system which would further protect against whiplash injury.  Tests showed good performance but, as the system is not standard across the model range, its results are not included in this assessment.