Passat recently boarded the cusp of public opinion, partly because more than the Camry and Accord sales in November 2019 Passat Yiqijuechen, and Magotan, to 26,024 vehicles sales results became the champion, while the other on the one hand China Insurance Institute crash test for Volkswagen Passat revealed, in front of almost 25 percentage offset crash is the worst level, then why safety is so poor there is a vehicle sales so high?
25 percentage offset crash performance bottom
Let’s take a closer look at the performance of the collision Passat, can only use four words to describe it is appalling. 25 in percentage positive offset collision test is obtained which P (poor) results, due to the severe deformation of the A-pillars, the cockpit extrusion, severe damage to the passengers repairer.
And even more surprising is that, A pillar breakage occurs not only severely deformed. It’s airbags did not play a protective role, the pop-up from the main driver airbag and no effective protection for passengers, but passengers are avoiding the face, the effect is equivalent airbags, did not play any of effect.
has always been in the minds of consumers in plain known for durable Volkswagen Passat lowland crash results obtained so I am really incredible . So Pat consumers become the object of vocal opposition. But in absolute sales point of view, it is still the Chinese car market before sales of several models.
In addition to 25 percentage offset impact, other test results also justify
crash test car is very demanding rigorous evaluation of the project, in addition to 25 percentage offset crash test outside, as well as frontal impact, side impact, roof strength a lot of indicators, headrests and pedestrian safety and vehicle auxiliary index safety index, etc., Passat test scores in frontal collisions only 25 percentage bias when results mostPoor, but in other aspects of the project results is not the worst.
is not a Passat problem, the problem SAIC Volkswagen
us know Passat sales in addition to the Chinese market, sales in the US market is, then the same models, how the Passat crash results in the United States? Although the new Passat has not been crash-tested in the United States IIHS, but we refer to the previous generation Passat models we can see some differences.
US version of the previous generation Passat in 25 percentage offset crash test program was “excellent.” So it can determine the problem is not the Passat model itself, but SAIC Volkswagen made some brief lead in the body with the material.
We all know that the European safety testing standards are very strict, but in Europe the Euro-NCAP and not 25 percentage offset collision test project, so the percentage of 25 among the front offset crash test, the results of German cars are generally not good. Volkswagen and SAIC particularly bad results, we can see from the table, Passat and Tiguan L, both SAIC Volkswagen models produced very poor results, while FAW-Volkswagen Magotan will be able to reach the middle level of achievement.
impact of poor sales of the Passat Why good?
very poor crash test results Passat, why sales still so good? Of course there is a certain historical reasons, because the Passat has been selling in the Chinese market for many years, has a very good reputation of the user. Followed by any automobile accidents are have a very large uncertainty. Followed by 25 percentage probability offset collision occurs in a road accident which is relatively low. The third reason is the recent Passat discount is very large. This also allows the Passat has become the most in November from a certain extent,Selling mid-size car.