2014 Volkswagen Polo Crash Test Ratings

ADULT OCCUPANT

The protection offered to the driver and passenger head and neck was good thanks to the airbag, Driver’s and passenger chest recived adequate protection. Both front passengers’ knees could impact with dangerous structures in the dashboard lie the Tran fascia tube. The bodyshell was rated as stable and it can withstanding further loading which is a critical baseline to add airbags.

CHILD OCCUPANT

The child seat for the 3 year old child was able to prevent excessive forward movement during the impact. The belted CRS for the 11/2 year old child was able to prevent excessive forward movement during the impact and protected adequately well the child. The installation instructions on both child seats were sufficient and permanently attached to the seat. The car did give warnings as to the hazards associated with installing a rearward facing child seat on the front passenger seat with an active aribag but its marking is not enough to meet the protocol criteria.