The Mazda 3 was introduced in the 2004 model year as a replacement for the Protege.
Overall Evaluation:
Good
Structure / Safety Cage:
Good
Injury Measures:
Good
Measures taken from dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity. Head acceleration from the roof rail hit was low.
Head / Neck:
Good
Chest:
Good
Leg / Foot (left):
Good
Leg / Foot (right):
Good
Restraints / Dummy Kinematics:
Good
Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the roof rail.
The Mazda 3 was introduced in the 2004 model year as a replacement for the Protege.
All 2005 and later Mazda 3 models manufactured after August 2004 include door
trim panel changes to improve occupant protection in side-impact crashes (Note:
information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification
label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).
Overall Evaluation:
Poor
Structure / Safety Cage:
Acceptable
Driver Injury Measures:
Measures taken from the dummy indicate that serious skull fracture and/or brain injuries plus rib fractures and/or internal organ injuries would be likely in a crash of this severity. A fracture of the pelvis also would be possible.
Head / Neck:
Poor
Torso:
Poor
Pelvis / Leg:
Marginal
Rear Passenger Injury Measures:
Measures taken from the dummy indicate that head injuries plus rib fractures and/or internal organ injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity.
Head / Neck:
Acceptable
Torso:
Acceptable
Pelvis / Leg:
Good
Head Protection:
Driver: The dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head
injury measures.
Rear passenger: The dummy's head was hit by the window frame and window sill of
the rear passenger door, producing moderately high head injury measures.
