Euro NCAP Crash Test Results

Test results and safety ratings

Hyundai Accent 1998

1.3 GLS , 5 door hatch

Test Date: May 1998

Hyundai Accent crash test picture Crash Star Rating Crash Rating 1½ Stars
Front-impact score
Side-impact score
Seat belt reminder
Total score
4 (25.0%)
9 (50.0%)
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13
Pedestrian Star Rating Pedestrian Rating 2 Stars
Pedestrian-test score 14 (39.0%)

Compare with other cars in the Small Family Car category

The Accent earned two stars but the last star is flagged to indicate the unacceptably high risk of chest injury in the side impact. For this reason, the car would not meet the requirements of legislation commencing in October 1998 for new model types. The Accent's bumper performed exceptionally well in the pedestrian tests, however. All three test sites on its surface met the proposed legislative requirements.

Driver head - Adequate
Driver neck - Good
Driver chest - Marginal
Driver abdomen
Driver right femur - Marginal Driver left femur - Weak
Driver right lower leg - Marginal Driver left lower leg - Weak
Driver right foot - Weak Driver left foot - Weak
Passenger head - Good
Passenger neck - Marginal
Passenger chest - Adequate
Passenger abdomen
Passenger right femur - Good Passenger left femur - Good
Passenger right lower leg - Good Passenger left lower leg - Adequate
Passenger right foot Passenger left foot
Side impact head - Adequate
Side impact chest - Poor
Side impact abdomen - Weak
Side impact pelvis - Good
Green = Good Good
Yellow = Adequate Adequate
Orange = Marginal Marginal
Brown = Weak Weak
Red = Poor Poor