Chevrolet Aveo

Euro NCAP Category

SMALL FAMILY TEST RATINGS

ADULT OCCUPANT PROTECTION
SCORES: FRONT SIDE SEATBELT REMINDER OVERALL 3 17 1 21 39 (19%) (94%)

CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION

SCORE:

(80%)

PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION

SCORE:

19

(53%)

ADULT OCCUPANT PROTECTION

PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION

Above: driver and passenger injury risks in 64km/h frontal impact

GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR

Above: driver injury risks in 50km/h side impact with head protection in pole test

FAIR WEAK POOR

TEST RESULTS IN FULL

FRONTAL IMPACT HEAD Driver airbag contact Passenger airbag contact Steering Wheel rearward displacement upward displacement lateral displacement stable stable 135mm 19mm 10mm to the left

CAR TESTED

FRONTAL IMPACT CHEST Contact with steering wheel yes Screen pillar rearward 149mm Passenger compartment integrityunstable FRONTAL IMPACT UPPER LEGS, KNEES AND PELVIS yes: fuse box; brake-pedal bracket; steering Stiffer structures present column and adjuster; ignition barrel; centre console bracket; facia support bar. yes: fuse box; brake-pedal bracket; steering Concentrated knee loading column and adjuster; ignition barrel; centre console bracket; facia support bar. FRONTAL IMPACT LOWER LEGS, FEET AND ANKLES Rearward pedal displacement clutch - 237mm Upward pedal displacement clutch - 15mm Footwell rupture none SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS yes (combined with torso airbag) Head protection airbag yes Torso protection airbag CHILD PROTECTION Restraints used 18 month old Make, model and hand of drive Body type Model year Kerb weight Chassis number from which Euro NCAP rating applies Safety Equipment Chevrolet Aveo, 1.4 DOHC SX 2 4 door saloon 2006 1134kg applies to Aveo 4-door saloon Driver and passenger single-stage front airbags; side impact and head-protecting airbag; front seat belt pre-tensioners and load-limiters; driver's seat belt reminder system; ISOFIX anchorages in rear outboard seats. Chevrolet inform us that top-tether anchorages are fitted in the rear outboard seats of cars with chassis numbers greater than KL1SF697J6B009415.

3 year old

Britax-Rmer Baby-Safe ISOFIX Plus, rearward-facing using ISOFIX anchorages and support frame Britax-Rmer Duo Plus Universal, forwardfacing using ISOFIX anchorages

CHILD RESTRAINTS FRONTAL IMPACT Airbag disabling/warning label Text warning label permanently attached to bith sides of the passenger's sun-visor Forward head movement 18 mth old (behind passenger) 3 year old (behind driver) Chest Protection 18 mth old: total load vertical load 3-year-old: total load vertical load protected protected good good good good

CHILD RESTRAINTS SIDE IMPACT Head protection 18 mth old (struck side) protected 3 year old (non-struck side) protected Head acceleration 18 mth old good 3 year old good

Chevrolet Aveo
COMMENTS
FRONTAL IMPACT
Structural deformation and spot-weld release indicated that the bodyshell had been overloaded and had become unstable. Rearward movement of the A-pillar was penalised. Movement of the steering-wheel presented a hazard to the driver's head. The driver's chest made contact with the steering-wheel, distorting the rim. Compression of the driver's chest indicated an unacceptably high risk of life-threatening injury. As a result, the final star of the adult occupant rating is struck through. Structures in the dashboard represented a potential hazard to the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. No points were awarded for the protection offered to the feet and ankles.

SIDE IMPACT CHILD PROTECTION

The passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be placed in the front passenger's seat. However, the deactivation switch is not clearly marked and information regarding the status of the airbag is not sufficiently clear. The presence of the ISOFIX anchorages in the rear outboard seats was not clearly indicated.

SEATBELT REMINDER PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Aveo scored enough points overall to qualify for three stars but Euro NCAP requires a minimum level of performance
in each of the frontal and side impacts. The car did not score enough points in frontal impact to be awarded three stars. Euro NCAP has assessed the performance of the Chevrolet Aveo, a face-lifted version of the Chevrolet/Daewoo Kalos. We were advised that the Kalos would be replaced by the Aveo, but now understand that the Kalos will continue to be available as a three/five door version until 2008. We are informed that until then the Aveo will be available only as a saloon. It has been indicated that the face-lift includes improvements in safety and Euro NCAP can only conclude that the safety performance of the Kalos will not be as good as the Aveo. In any case, as our assessment was made on a saloon car, we can not be sure that the three/five door car will have the same performance. NOTE: The child protection rating of the Aveo was originally 31 points and three stars. Chevrolet have since provided us with additional information which increases the score to 39 points and the rating to four stars. Euro NCAPs rating applies fully only to the model with the specifications detailed here. Some equipment may not be fitted as standard to all versions in all countries. You should ensure that your car is fitted with the safety equipment you require.