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5 Stars For Adults
3 Stars For Children
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Frontal impact
64 km/h (40 mph) impact into deformable barrier. Simulates typical offset impact into another car.


Side impact
50 km/h (30 mph) impact by mobile deformable barrier. Simulates an impact from another car.


Pole test
Car impacts rigid pole at 29 km/h (18 mph). Assesses protection from head protecting airbags.



Adult occupant protection

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Frontal impact driver



Frontal impact passenger



Side impact driver







Child occupant protection

1.5 year old Child Britax Roemer Duo Plus
1.5 year Facing forward
3 year old Child Britax Roemer Duo Plus
3 year Facing forward



Safety equipment

Front seatbelt pretensioners
Front seatbelt load limiters
Driver frontal airbag
Front passenger frontal airbag
Side body airbags
Side head airbags
Driver knee airbag
ISOfix rear



Car details

Hand of drive LHD
Tested model Peugeot 1007 1.4 Vitamine
Body type 3 Doors
Year of publication 2005
Kerb weight 1185
VIN from which rating applies to all 1007s




Comments

Peugeot’S 1007 becomes only the second super-mini to gain the Euro NCAP five star occupant protection rating and also achieves the highest points score by a super-mini. Its body proved to be extremely strong, protecting adults well in the frontal and side impacts. It also had belt reminders for all occupants. Child protection for the three-year-old was good but for the younger child it was quite poor. Finally, the protection it gave to pedestrians was rated as only average.

Front impact

The car’s body suffered minimal deformation at its screen and at the footwell. The dual-stage frontal airbags, knee airbag and belt pre-tensioners with load limiters controlled and limited forward movement. These devices and the 1007’s stable body worked well, keeping loads on the front occupants’ chests and legs very low. There has been much design effort to safeguard the driver’s and passenger’s knees and upper legs. Finally, the footwell suffered little deformation or intrusion.

Side impact

The car has an impressive protection system that includes seat mounted thorax airbags and a head curtain airbag. However, forces transferred unrealistically up the driver dummy’s spine, reducing slightly the forces recorded by its chest instrumentation, so the 1007 just failed to gain maximum points.

Child-protection

An on/off switch for the passenger frontal airbag was fitted. Its presence was indicated by a non-permanent pictogram and a written label on the passenger’s door pillar, while a light on the dash showed when it was inactive. Good warnings against a placing a child in a rear-facing restraint opposite an active airbag were given on both sides of the passenger’s sun visor. Peugeot-branded Britax Romer Duo Plus restraints were fitted forward-facing using the ISOFIX mounting points and top tethers. The younger child’s head and chest loads were high but the restraints contained both children well.

Pedestrian protection

The bonnet gave some cushioning where an adult’s head might strike but less protection for the child head zone. The car’s wings and the bonnet’s front edge offered little protection. The bumper provided some protection.