Fiat 500X

The passenger compartment of the 500X remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger.  Fiat showed 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 of the driver dummy was good for all critical body areas and, for the rear passenger dummy, it was good apart from the chest, protection of which was adequate.  In the side barrier impact, the 500X scored maximum points with good protection of all body regions.  In the more severe side pole impact, protection of the chest was adequate and that of other body areas was good.  Tests done on the front seats indicated a good level of protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated marginal whiplash protection.  An autonomous emergency braking system is available as an option.  As it is not standard equipment, its performance at the low speeds typical of city driving was not assessed.