ANCAP Safety Rating:

ANCAP
Safety Rating:
VW PASSAT
(October 2015 - onwards)

VW PASSAT

(Oct 2015 onwards?)

Test Results Sum m ary.

Dual Frontal, Side, Head, Knee

Airbags
Frontal Offset Test

14.89 (out of 16)

16.00 (out of 16)
2 (out of 2)

Side Impact Test

Pole Test

Good
Acceptable

Whiplash Protection
Pedestrian Protection
ESC

Frontal offset test at 64km/h

This ANCAP safety rating applies to:

Make / Model
Year Range
Variant(s)*
Vehicle Type

VW Passat
October 2015 onwards
All variants (sedan & wagon) and all
engines (petrol and diesel)
Medium Car

The tested model of VW PASSAT was introduced in Australia and

New Zealand in 2015. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all
variants (sedan & wagon, petrol and diesel engines).
Dual frontal, side chest and side head airbags (curtains) and a driver
knee airbag are standard. Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD),
Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), are also standard. Advanced seat
belt reminders are fitted to all seats.

Injury Outcom es.

Side Impact & Pole #

Frontal Offset
Driver

Passenger

Driver

Seat Belt Reminders

Overall Score

Standard
3.0 (out of 3)
35.89 (out of 37)

ANCAP Safety Rating

HHHHH

Rating Year^

2015

Occupant Protection.
Frontal Offset Test
Each body region is scored out of 4 points
Head / neck:
Chest:
Upper legs:
Lower legs:

4.00 points
3.56 points
4.00 points
3.33 points

The passenger compartment held its shape well in the offset test.
Pedal and steering wheel displacements were well controlled. Driver
and passenger contact with the airbags was stable. All doors
remained closed during the crash.

Side Impact Test

Each body region is scored out of 4 points
Head:
Chest:
Abdomen:
Pelvis:

4.00 points
4.00 points
4.00 points
4.00 points

Good protection was provided for the driver in the side impact test.
The side airbags performed well.

Pole Test
Scored out of 2 points
Score:

2.00 points

The vehicle was eligible for a side pole test because it has side
curtain airbags. The vehicle scored the maximum 2 points for head
protection in this test.

Whiplash Protection Test

Whiplash protection is assessed to the RCAR Protocol

Whiplash Protection
Driver

Geometric test:
Dynamic test:
Overall whiplash rating:

Good
Good
Good

Head protection only.

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ANCAP
Safety Rating:
VW PASSAT
(October 2015 - onwards)

VW PASSAT

(Oct 2015 onwards?)

Pedestrian Protection.

Safety Features & Technologies.

Pedestrian Test

Descriptions of each of these safety features and safety assist

technologies (SAT) and detail on fitting requirements for each star
rating level can be found at ancap.com.au.

Scored out of 36 points

Adult & child head impacts:
Upper leg impacts:
Lower leg impacts:

15.25 points
2.55 points
6.00 points

This vehicle scored 23.80 out of 36 points (Acceptable). The bumper

scored maximum points, providing good protection to pedestrians'
legs in all places. The front edge of the bonnet offered some good
protection to the pelvis region but was poor in other test areas. The
protection offered to a pedestrian's head was predominantly good or
adequate, with poor results recorded only on the stiff windscreen
pillars. (Tested by Euro NCAP v8 )

Safety Feature / Safety Assist Technology

Seat belts (three-point) for all forward-facing seats
Seat belt pretensioners (front)
Seat belt pretensioners (rear outboard)
Intelligent seat belt reminder (driver)

Airbag - Front (driver)

Airbag - Front (passenger)
Airbag - Side, chest protection (front seats)
Airbag - Side, chest protection (2nd row seats)
Airbag - Side, head protection (front seats)
Airbag - Side, head protection (2nd row seats)
Airbag - Knee (driver)
Airbag - Knee (front passenger)

Score Deductions.
Deductions from frontal offset test scores
Head / neck:
Chest:
No deductions
Upper legs:
Lower legs:
Deductions from side impact test score
Chest:
No deductions.
Deductions from pole test score
Head:
No deductions.

Attention assist (fatigue detection)

Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
Blind spot warning
Daytime running lights (DRL)
Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD)
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Emergency brake assist (EBA)
Hill launch assist
Lane support system (LSS)
Reversing collision avoidance (camera)
Secondary collision brake assist
Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)

S
S
O
S

Intelligent seat belt reminder (front passenger)

Intelligent seat belt reminder (2nd row seats)

Head restraints for all seats

Adaptive cruise control (ACC)
Antilock braking system (ABS)

Availability

S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
X
S
O
S
S
O
O
S
S
S
S
S
O
S
S
S

These specifications are subject to change. Please check with the

manufacturer for the latest specifications.
S=
O=
V=
X=
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Standard on all variants.

Optional on base variant. May be standard on higher variants.
Not available on base variant but standard or optional on higher variants.
Not available on any variant.
Available in Europe / USA but not available on any Australasian variant.

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VW PASSAT

(Oct 2015 onwards?)

Injury Values & M easurem ents.

Frontal offset test at 64 km/h
(v6.0.2)

Body Region
Head
HIC
Acceleration (g for 3ms)
Neck
Shear (kN)
Tension (kN)
Extension (Nm)
Chest
Acceleration (g for 3ms)
Compression (mm)
Viscous criterion (m/s)
Abdomen
Force (kN)
Pelvis
Force (kN)
Upper legs
Femur force left (kN)
Femur force right (kN)
Knee displacement left (mm)
Knee displacement right (mm)
Lower legs
Force left (kN)
Force right (kN)
Index (upper / lower) left
Index (upper / lower) right
Intrusion Measurements+

Side impact test at 50 km/h

(v6.0)

Driver

Passenger

Driver

260.00
42.20

253.00
40.70

51.00
25.90

0.49
1.19
10.70

0.43
0.55
11.20

25.08
0.07

16.27
0.04

19.98
0.13

0.85

1.99

0.42
0.37
0.19
0.00

0.19
0.36
1.97
0.05

2.08
2.54
0.33 / 0.15
0.47 / 0.55

1.91
1.33
0.29 / 0.12
0.30 / 0.24

Steering column
Forward (mm)
Downward (mm)
Sideways (mm)
Pedals
Clutch - rearward (mm)
Clutch - upward (mm)
A-Pillar
Rearward (mm)

69
6
1
47
42
1

+ Steering column and pedal movements are measured relative to the driver's seat.
* ANCAP safety ratings do not automatically extend to variants that have different body
styles, engine configurations, driven wheels or occupant restraint systems (e.g. fewer
airbags). In these cases, ANCAP considers technical evidence submitted by manufacturers
before deciding on extending a rating to additional variants of a model. For further
information about the application of ANCAP safety ratings to model variants, see the ANCAP
Variant Policy.
^ The Rating Year denotes the year requirements against which a vehicle has been
assessed. The Rating Year is determined by ANCAP and may be based on the year in
which a new vehicle model is first launched into the Australian and/or New Zealand markets;
the year in which the vehicle was tested (if tested by Euro NCAP); or, for vehicles which hold
an existing ANCAP safety rating, the year in which the rating was updated (or earlier
applicable year).

Assessm ent Details.

Tested Make / Model
Tested Vehicle(s) Built
Tested Body Type

VW Passat
2014

Tested By
Assessed By
Document Reference

Euro NCAP (2014)

ANCAP

Sedan
Tested Vehicle Kerb Weight 1470 kg
Tested Vehicle Engine
2.0 TDi

Document created/revised
Rating Published
Rating Updated

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PASSAT15
7/10/2015
October 2015
N/A

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