ANCAP crash test results

Mitsubishi Magna | 1996 - 1997

Overall evaluation: Acceptable

Protection from serious head injury was good for the driver, who had an air bag. In the offset crash test there was substantial intrusion into the driver's floor space, which meant poor protection from lower leg injury (based on the offset crash test of the Magna without a driver's air bag.)

Safety features

At the time of the test a passenger's air bag was available on the Advance model as an option. A driver's air bag was only available as part of a package with ABS brakes and air conditioning. A driver's air bag was fitted to the vehicle used in the full frontal crash test.

The front seat belts have height-adjustable upper anchorages and the seat belt buckles are mounted on the seats. These features improve the fit of the seat belt. A lap/sash seat belt is fitted to the centre rear seat. A lap/sash seat belt is safer than a lap only seat belt.

Restraints: Good

Full Frontal Crash Test

The driver's head was cushioned by the air bag. The passenger's head did not hit anything. The driver's knees hit the steering column and dash. The passenger's knees hit the glove box.

Offset Crash Test

No offset test was conducted. The leg injury assessments are based on the offset crash test of the Magna without a driver's air bag.

Structure: Marginal

Full Frontal Crash

The passenger compartment held its shape well in the full frontal crash. The roof was creased near the centre pillars. The front part of the driver's floor space was pushed back by suspension components.

All doors remained closed during the crash. After the crash all doors could be easily opened.

Offset Crash Test

No offset crash test was conducted but the same structural performance could be expected from the Magna without a driver's air bag and the following is based on that crash test.

The front part of the driver's floor was pushed rearwards a substantial 29cm. The brake pedal was pushed 25cm rearwards and ended up near the seat. The dash was pushed 10cm towards the driver. The roof buckled upwards above the driver's door and the front pillar on the driver's side was bent. The width of the driver's doorway shortened by 8cm.

All doors remained closed during the crash. After the crash a crowbar was needed to open the driver's door. The other doors could be easily opened.