2020 Volkswagen Golf - IIHS

The small overlap frontal crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model ... Skiptocontent Vehicleratings News Topics Search Advanceddriverassistance Airbags Alcoholanddrugs Childsafety Distracteddriving Fatalitystatistics Headlights Largetrucks Motorcycles Olderdrivers Pedestriansandbicyclists Redlightrunning Roundabouts Seatbelts Speed Teenagers Vehiclesizeandweight Accessourcomprehensivebibliography Search Search Home Vehicleratings 2020VolkswagenGolf4-doorhatchback Home Vehicleratings 2020VolkswagenGolf4-doorhatchback smallcar/4-doorhatchback 2019VolkswagenGolfshown Crashworthiness Ratingoverview Smalloverlapfront:driver-side G Smalloverlapfront:passenger-side A Moderateoverlapfront G Side:originaltest G Roofstrength G Headrestraints&seats G Crashavoidance&mitigation Headlights P Frontcrashprevention:vehicle-to-vehicle Standardsystem Superior Frontcrashprevention:vehicle-to-pedestrian Standardsystem Advanced Seatbelts&childrestraints LATCHeaseofuse A Key G Good A Acceptable M Marginal P Poor Superior Advanced Basic SomeratingsuseascaleofPoortoGood.OthersrangefromBasictoSuperior. Smalloverlapfront:driver-side Ratingappliesto2015-21models Testedvehicle:2015VolkswagenGTI4-door TheVolkswagenGolfandGTIwereredesignedforthe2015modelyear.ThesmalloverlapfrontalcrashtestratingsalsoapplytothestationwagonversionoftheGolf,knownastheGolfSportWagen,introducedinthe2015modelyearasareplacementfortheJettaSportWagen.Similarly,theratingsapplytothe4-wheel-drivevariantofthewagon,theGolfAlltrack,introducedinthe2017modelyear. Overallevaluation G Structureandsafetycage G Driverinjurymeasures Head/neck G Chest G Hip/thigh G Lowerleg/foot G DriverrestraintsanddummykinematicsThedummy’sheadcontactedthefrontalairbagbutnearlyslidofftheleftside,leavingtheheadvulnerabletocontactwithforwardstructure.Additionally,theseatbeltallowedexcessiveforwardexcursionofthedummy’sheadandtorso.Thesidecurtainairbagdeployedandhadsufficientforwardcoveragetoprotecttheheadfromcontactwithsidestructureandoutsideobjects. A Actionshottakenduringthedriver-sidesmalloverlapfrontalcrashtest. Thedummy'spositioninrelationtothedoorframe,steeringwheel,andinstrumentpanelafterthecrashtestindicatesthatthedriver'ssurvivalspacewasmaintainedwell. Duringthecrash,thedummy’sheadcontactedthefrontalairbagbutthennearlyslidofftheleftside.Theseatbeltallowedthedummytomovetoofarforward,asisevidentfromthegapbetweentheseatbackandthedummy'storso. Intrusionintothedriver'sspacewasminimal,andriskofinjuriestothedummy'slegsandfeetwaslow. Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Measuresofoccupantcompartmentintrusionondriverside TestID CEN1422 Loweroccupantcompartment Lowerhingepillarmax(cm) 10 Footrest(cm) 7 Lefttoepan(cm) 3 Brakepedal(cm) 1 Parkingbrake(cm) Rockerpanellateralaverage(cm) 1 Upperoccupantcompartment Steeringcolumn 3 Upperhingepillarmax(cm) 6 Upperdash(cm) 7 Lowerinstrumentpanel(cm) 6 Driverinjurymeasures TestID CEN1422 Head HIC-15 243 Peakgsathardcontact nocontact Neck Tension(kN) 1.7 Extensionbendingmoment(Nm) 17 MaximumNij 0.31 Chestmaximumcompression(mm) 24 Femur(kN) Left 1.1 Right 0.1 Kneedisplacement(mm) Left 1 Right 0 Knee-thigh-hipinjuryrisk(%) Left 0 Right 0 Maximumtibiaindex Left 0.55 Right 0.53 Tibiaaxialforce(kN) Left 3.1 Right 0.7 Footacceleration(g) Left 75 Right 38 Howthedriver-sidesmalloverlapfronttestisconducted Smalloverlapfront:passenger-side Ratingappliesto2015-21models Testedvehicle:2016VolkswagenGTI4-door TheVolkswagenGolfandGTIwereredesignedforthe2015modelyear.Passenger-sidesmalloverlapfrontalratingsareassignedbytheInstitutebasedonatestconductedbyVolkswagenaspartoffrontalcrashtestverification. Thepassenger-sidesmalloverlapfrontalcrashtestratingsalsoapplytothestationwagonversionoftheGolf,knownastheGolfSportWagen,introducedinthe2015modelyearasareplacementfortheJettaSportWagen.Similarly,theratingsapplytothe4-wheel-drivevariantofthewagon,theGolfAlltrack,introducedinthe2017modelyear. Overallevaluation A Structureandsafetycage A Passengerinjurymeasures Head/neck G Chest G Hip/thigh G Lowerleg/foot G PassengerrestraintsanddummykinematicsThedummy’sheadbarelycontactedthefrontalairbagbeforeslidingofftherightside,leavingtheheadvulnerabletocontactwithforwardstructure.Thesidecurtainairbagdeployedandhassufficientforwardcoveragetoprotecttheheadfromcontactwithsidestructureandoutsideobjects. M Driverinjurymeasures Head/neck G Chest G Hip/thigh G Lowerleg/foot G Driverrestraintsanddummykinematics G Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Measuresofoccupantcompartmentintrusiononpassengerside TestID VTP1725 Loweroccupantcompartment Lowerhingepillarmax(cm) 13 Footrest(cm) 9 Righttoepan(cm) 5 Centertoepan(cm) 3 Rockerpanellateralaverage(cm) 2 Upperoccupantcompartment Centerdash(cm) 9 Upperhingepillarmax(cm) 11 Upperdash(cm) 12 Rightlowerdash(cm) 11 Passengerinjurymeasures TestID VTP1725 Head HIC-15 165 Peakgsathardcontact nocontact Neck Tension(kN) 1.5 Extensionbendingmoment(Nm) 15 MaximumNij 0.27 Chestmaximumcompression(mm) 26 Femur(kN) Left 0.2 Right 3.9 Kneedisplacement(mm) Left 0 Right 4 Knee-thigh-hipinjuryrisk(%) Left 0 Right 0 Maximumtibiaindex Left 0.49 Right 0.29 Tibiaaxialforce(kN) Left 2.2 Right 1.7 Footacceleration(g) Left 65 Right 65 Driverinjurymeasures TestID VTP1725 Head HIC-15 159 Peakgsathardcontact nocontact Neck Tension(kN) 0.8 Extensionbendingmoment(Nm) 29 MaximumNij 0.19 Chestmaximumcompression(mm) 33 Femur(kN) Left 0.1 Right 0.4 Kneedisplacement(mm) Left 0 Right 1 Knee-thigh-hipinjuryrisk(%) Left 0 Right 0 Maximumtibiaindex Left 0.35 Right 0.25 Tibiaaxialforce(kN) Left 0.5 Right 1.2 Footacceleration(g) Left 48 Right 44 Howthepassenger-sidesmalloverlapfronttestisconducted Moderateoverlapfront Ratingappliesto2015-21models Testedvehicle:2015VolkswagenGTI4-door TheVolkswagenGolfandGTIwereredesignedforthe2015modelyear.ModerateoverlapfrontalratingsareassignedbytheInstitutebasedonatestconductedbyVolkswagenaspartoffrontalcrashtestverification. ThemoderateoverlapfrontalcrashtestratingsalsoapplytothestationwagonversionoftheGolf,knownastheGolfSportWagen,introducedinthe2015modelyearasareplacementfortheJettaSportWagen.Similarly,theratingsapplytothe4-wheel-drivevariantofthewagon,theGolfAlltrack,introducedinthe2017modelyear. Overallevaluation G Structureandsafetycage G Driverinjurymeasures Head/neck G Chest G Leg/foot,left G Leg/foot,right A Driverrestraintsanddummykinematics G Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Measuresofoccupantcompartmentintrusionondriverside TestID VTF1401 Footwellintrusion Footrest(cm) 3 Left(cm) 4 Center(cm) 2 Right(cm) 1 Brakepedal(cm) 2 Instrumentpanelrearwardmovement Left(cm) 0 Right(cm) 0 Steeringcolumnmovement Upward(cm) -2 Rearward(cm) -7 A-pillarrearwardmovement(cm) 0 Driverinjurymeasures TestID VTF1401 Head HIC-15 301 Peakgsathardcontact 26 Neck Tension(kN) 1.9 Extensionbendingmoment(Nm) 43 MaximumNij 0.33 Chestmaximumcompression(mm) 33 Legs Femurforce-left(kN) 0.2 Femurforce-right(kN) 0.3 Kneedisplacement-left(mm) 0 Kneedisplacement-right(mm) 0 Maximumtibiaindex-left 0.37 Maximumtibiaindex-right 0.98 Tibiaaxialforce-left(kN) 2.7 Tibiaaxialforce-right(kN) 1.9 Footacceleration(g) Left 95 Right 82 Howthemoderateoverlapfronttestisconducted Side:originaltest Ratingappliesto2015-21models Testedvehicle:2015VolkswagenGTI4-doorwithstandardfrontandrearheadcurtainairbagsandstandardfrontseat-mountedtorsoairbags TheVolkswagenGolfandGTIwereredesignedforthe2015modelyear.SideratingsareassignedbytheInstitutebasedonatestconductedbyVolkswagenaspartofsidecrashtestverification. ThesidecrashtestratingsalsoapplytothestationwagonversionoftheGolf,knownastheGolfSportWagen,introducedinthe2015modelyearasareplacementfortheJettaSportWagen.Similarly,theratingsapplytothe4-wheel-drivevariantofthewagon,theGolfAlltrack,introducedinthe2017modelyear. Overallevaluation G Structureandsafetycage G Driverinjurymeasures Head/neck G Torso G Pelvis/leg A Driverheadprotection G Rearpassengerinjurymeasures Head/neck G Torso G Pelvis/leg G Rearpassengerheadprotection G Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Measuresofoccupantcompartmentintrusionondriverside TestID VTS1402 B-pillartolongitudinalcenterlineofdriver'sseat(cm) -22.0 Negativenumbersindicatetheamountbywhichthecrushstoppedshortoftheseatcenterline. Driverinjurymeasures TestID VTS1402 HeadHIC-15 154 Neck Tension(kN) 1.0 Compression(kN) 0.5 Shoulder Lateraldeflection(mm) 43 Lateralforce(kN) 1.2 Torso Maximumdeflection(mm) 34 Averagedeflection(mm) 32 Maximumdeflectionrate(m/s) 2.67 Maximumviscouscriterion(m/s) 0.40 Pelvis Iliacforce(kN) 2.1 Acetabulumforce(kN) 1.7 Combinedforce(kN) 3.6 Leftfemur L-Mforce(kN) 0.8 L-Mmoment(Nm) 266 A-Pmoment(Nm) 41 Passengerinjurymeasures TestID VTS1402 HeadHIC-15 112 Neck Tension(kN) 0.3 Compression(kN) 0.1 Shoulder Lateraldeflection(mm) 43 Lateralforce(kN) 1.5 Torso Maximumdeflection(mm) 37 Averagedeflection(mm) 31 Maximumdeflectionrate(m/s) 3.47 Maximumviscouscriterion(m/s) 0.44 Pelvis Iliacforce(kN) 0.3 Acetabulumforce(kN) 2.8 Combinedforce(kN) 2.8 Leftfemur L-Mforce(kN) 1.0 L-Mmoment(Nm) 65 A-Pmoment(Nm) 28 Howthesidecrashtestisconducted Roofstrength Ratingappliesto2015-21models Testedvehicle:2015VolkswagenGTI4-door RatingappliestotheGTI4-door(tested),Golf4-door,andthestructurallysimilarGolfSportWagenandGolfAlltrack. Overallevaluation G Curbweight 3,166lbs Peakforce 18,303lbs Strength-to-weightratio 5.78 Howtheroofstrengthtestisconducted Headrestraints&seats Seattype:Powerleatherseat Overallevaluation G Dynamicrating G Seat/headrestraintgeometry G Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Seattype Powerleatherseat Geometry Backset(mm) 29 Distancebelowtopofhead(mm) 12 Seatdesignparameters Pass/fail Pass MaxT1acceleration(g) 15.1 Headcontacttime(ms) 60 Forcerating 1 Neckforces Maxneckshearforce(N) 6 Maxnecktension(N) 397 Howtheheadrestraint&seattestisconductedCurrently,IIHStestsapplyonlytofrontseats. Frontcrashprevention:vehicle-to-vehicle Systemdetails StandardFrontAssist(withAutonomousEmergencyBraking) Overallevaluation Appliesto2019-21models Superior Superior Thissystemmeetstherequirementsforforwardcollisionwarning. Inthe12mphIIHStest,thisvehicleavoidedacollision. Inthe25mphIIHStest,thisvehicleavoidedacollision. Howfrontcrashpreventionisevaluated Frontcrashprevention:vehicle-to-pedestrian Trimlevel(s) Alltrims Systemdetails ForwardCollisionWarning&AutonomousEmergencyBrakingwithPedestrianMonitoring(FrontAssist) Overallevaluation Appliesto2019-21models Advanced Advanced Crossingchild Inthe12mphIIHStest,thisvehicleavoidedacollision. Inthe25mphIIHStest,impactspeedwasreducedby16mph. Crossingadult Inthe12mphIIHStest,thisvehicleavoidedacollision. Inthe25mphIIHStest,thisvehicleavoidedacollision. Paralleladult Inthe25mphIIHStest,thisvehiclefailedtoslow. Inthe37mphIIHStest,thisvehiclefailedtoslow.Awarningwasissued0.1secondsbeforeimpact. Howfrontcrashpreventionisevaluated Headlights Trimlevel(s) Alltrims Low-beamheadlighttype Halogenreflector High-beamheadlighttype Halogenreflector Curve-adaptive? No High-beamassist? No Overallrating P Distanceatwhichheadlightsprovideatleast5luxillumination: car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler car-simpler 0ft 100ft 200ft 300ft 400ft 500ft 600ft Lowbeams Optimallow-beam illumination Highbeams Optimalhigh-beam illumination LowbeamsOnthestraightaway,visibilitywasinadequateonbothsidesoftheroad.Oncurves,visibilitywasinadequateinall4tests. Thelowbeamsneverexceededglarelimits. HighbeamsOnthestraightaway,visibilitywasinadequateonbothsidesoftheroad.Oncurves,visibilitywasinadequateinall4tests. Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Trimlevel(s) Alltrims Low-beamheadlighttype Halogenreflector High-beamheadlighttype Halogenreflector Curve-adaptive? No High-beamassist? No OverallratingAppliesto2018-21models P LOWBEAMS Averageminimumusefulilluminationdistance(5lux) Amountglareexceededthreshold Straightawayrightedge 63.6m None Straightawayleftedge 36.7m None 250mradiusrightcurve,rightedge 47.5m None 250mradiusleftcurve,leftedge 38.5m None 150mradiusrightcurve,rightedge 41.7m None 150mradiusleftcurve,leftedge 36.5m None HIGHBEAMS Averageminimumusefulilluminationdistance(5lux) Straightawayrightedge 124.4m Straightawayleftedge 116.0m 250mradiusrightcurve,rightedge 61.2m 250mradiusleftcurve,leftedge 60.9m 150mradiusrightcurve,rightedge 49.1m 150mradiusleftcurve,leftedge 46.7m Howheadlightsareevaluated Childseatanchors Appliesto2016-21models Overallevaluation A Vehicletrim SETSI Seattype leather Thisvehiclehas2rearseatingpositionswithcompletechildseatattachment(LATCH)hardware. Ithas1additionalseatingpositionwithatetheranchoronly. Overallevaluation A Vehicletrim SETSI Seattype leather 1 2 3 G Good A Acceptable M Marginal P Poor Seatingpositionsthatrelyonborrowedloweranchorsorhaveonlyatetheranchoravailablearenotrated. thetheranchorsymbol Tetheranchor loweranchorsymbol Loweranchors sharedlowerachorssymbol Loweranchor(s)canbeborrowedfromadjacentpositions(s) Nohardwareavailable Detailsbyseatingposition 1 Tetheranchor easy-to-findlocation nootherhardwarecouldbeconfusedforanchor Loweranchors nottoodeepinseat nottoomuchforceneededtoattach difficulttomaneuveraroundanchors 2 Tetheranchor easy-to-findlocation otherhardwarecouldbeconfusedforanchor Loweranchors noneavailable 3 Tetheranchor easy-to-findlocation nootherhardwarecouldbeconfusedforanchor Loweranchors nottoodeepinseat nottoomuchforceneededtoattach difficulttomaneuveraroundanchors Technicalmeasurementsforthistest Seatposition21 3 LoweranchorA Openaccessrated Yes Depth Visible Force(lbs) 0 Clearanceangle(degrees) 0 LoweranchorB Openaccessrated Yes Depth Visible Force(lbs) 0 Clearanceangle(degrees) 0 Tetheranchor Location Middleseatback Confusinghardwarepresent Yes Hascontrastinglabelwithin3inchesoftetheranchor Yes Seatposition22 2 LoweranchorA Nolowerlatchforthisseatposition LoweranchorB Nolowerlatchforthisseatposition Tetheranchor Location Middleseatback Confusinghardwarepresent Yes Hascontrastinglabelwithin3inchesoftetheranchor No Seatposition23 1 LoweranchorA Openaccessrated Yes Depth Visible Force(lbs) 0 Clearanceangle(degrees) 0 LoweranchorB Openaccessrated Yes Depth Visible Force(lbs) 0 Clearanceangle(degrees) 0 Tetheranchor Location Middleseatback Confusinghardwarepresent Yes Hascontrastinglabelwithin3inchesoftetheranchor Yes Howchildseatanchorsareevaluated Endofmaincontent