kubel
Well-known member
Just released footage from IIHS testing the 2014 LEAF in the Small Overlap test:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgxpGCib0PY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvs7A8tMqkk[/youtube]
(thanks to RegGuheert for finding this second video explaining why the LEAF failed)
Starting with 2014, the LEAF is no longer a Top Safety Pick (it was in 2011-2013). For comparison, the following plugins are Top Safety Picks:
Volt
Focus
Fusion
C-Max
Spark
How significant is a "poor" ranking? Per IIHS, an occupant in a car rated “good” is 46 percent less likely to die in a frontal crash than a driver of a vehicle rated “poor.” A driver of a car rated “acceptable” or “marginal” is 33 percent less likely to die than a driver of a poorly rated one.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgxpGCib0PY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvs7A8tMqkk[/youtube]
(thanks to RegGuheert for finding this second video explaining why the LEAF failed)
-Structure
The driver's space was seriously compromised by intruding structure. Lower interior intrusion measured as much as 40 cm at the lower hinge pillar. Upper interior intrusion measured 35 cm at the hinge pillar and as much as 36 cm at the instrument panel. The parking brake pedal was pushed in 31 cm toward the driver, and the steering column was pushed back 9 cm.
Injury measures
Measures from the dummy indicate that injuries to the left knee and left lower leg would be likely in a crash of this severity and injuries to the left thigh would be possible.
Restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 23 cm to the right, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward side structure and allowing little airbag cushioning for the chest. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.
Starting with 2014, the LEAF is no longer a Top Safety Pick (it was in 2011-2013). For comparison, the following plugins are Top Safety Picks:
Volt
Focus
Fusion
C-Max
Spark
How significant is a "poor" ranking? Per IIHS, an occupant in a car rated “good” is 46 percent less likely to die in a frontal crash than a driver of a vehicle rated “poor.” A driver of a car rated “acceptable” or “marginal” is 33 percent less likely to die than a driver of a poorly rated one.