Euro NCAP Crash Test Results

Test results and safety ratings

Mazda 2 2008

1.3 GE , 5 door hatch

Test Date: Dec 2007

	Crash Star Rating
	Front-impact score Side-impact score Seat belt reminder Total score	16 (100.0%) 17 (94.0%) 2 34
	Pedestrian Star Rating
	Pedestrian-test score	18 (50.0%)

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In the first frontal test, a small disturbance shortly before impact resulted in late firing of the airbags and protection of the driver and passenger was compromised. Mazda investigated and upgraded the airbag control software to handle such situations more effectively. Production cars now have the new software and all cars manufactured before the change will be upgraded. In the re-test, the airbags fired as intended. The passenger compartment remained stable and the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger dummies were well protected. Mazda were able to demonstrate that the knees and femurs of occupants of different sizes and those sat in different seating positions would be similarly well protected. In the side impact, the rear door on the struck side opened during the test and the car was penalised one point. The bumper was rated as predominantly fair for its protection of pedestrians' legs but the part of the bonnet surface likely to be struck by adults' heads was rated as predominantly poor.