Bumper Crash Test: 2007 Volkswagen Jetta

[CanadianKarl]

the dent stayed in the bumper..

[gadgetguy4000]

haha this is exactly what happened to my sisters 06 jetta no damage just a dent i took the bumper off and hammered it back in

[kimi450]

that will just buff out

[MADDOG6400]

Nothing a blow dryer and air compressor won't fix.

[Annihilator1111]

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[Annihilator1111]

the engine on the 2005-2010 Volkswagen Jetta/ Volkswagen Bora/

Volkswagen GLI/ Volkswagen Sagitar/ Volkswagen Vento/

Volkswagen Golf Wagon (Canada, 2010-)

[TheThingyThings]

WTF thats paper! lool

[StylusPT]

You're not seeing the point!

European automotive laws require soft bumpers and hoods, for eventual hits on pedestrians, it was engenired in europe it have to follow the rules. This kind of test goes against the hole purpose. It´s not a matters of saving insurance money but safety for everybody.

[hoteliwinshowcases]

Why can't they make a crumple zone in the bumper part? -_-

[Annihilator1111]

the 2005-2010 Volkswagen Jetta was assembled in

Puebla, Mexico

Changchun, China

Uitenhage, South Africa

Aurangabad, India

Kaluga, Russia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Luanda, Angola

Algiers, Algeria

[luminaeus]

@Annihilator1111

But my Golf GTI was lovingly assembled in Wolfsburg Germany :D

[Annihilator1111]

@luminaeus the Golf is assembled in Wolfsburg but this is the Jetta not the Golf its a totally different model compaired to the golf

[lupuradu]

@Annihilator1111 What would be that different between them?

They're more or less the same car..

[Annihilator1111]

@lupuradu yes but the Jetta was and still is assembled in Mexico for most regions and instead of Golfs are assembled in Germany

[frankone97]

@Annihilator1111 Fail.!!!!



[edward12erm3]

That car is softer than a jaffa cake.

[93aldi]

omg, did you see all the dead people, fuck!

[Thunderchicken1997]

piffelninght

[HaguSlayer]

The cars are designed to crumple so the impact is absorbed and not transfered to the cabin. It seems as if not many people have taken a basic physics class. So what if there are some money savings in the event of a 5mph crash? In the event of a 50mph crash, you wont be dead, where as using chrome bumpers and having a stiff structured car, you will be pummeled and rocked back and forth, break your neck and bleed to death. I'm good with the latter.

[AndersO1983]

It looked like the rear sidepanel was dented as well, though most likely it can be made back to it's normal state. That taken into account and the fact that internal parts of the body always will be affected as well, 1800 dollars in total for repairs doesn't seem that bad.

[Omgturboooo]

this is one of the stupidest crash tests i think i've ever laid eyes on

[redneon06]

If that Jett, rathr Fox GL, Golf, was from the 80's it would be fine.

[jagl19]

/: dont know much about it but it seems the most stupid test anyone can make.. and the last thing automakers and consumers would care about... :S

[boardskins]

@jagl19 Yeah, no one cares that a 5mph collision costs over $1,200.00 to repair, when the same collision on an early 80s car would cost around a hundred.... duh.

[djljuba82]

he missed the yellow bumper :D

[mytexasmilk]

How'd the bumper crack? I do notice that some might think that it only dented but look it cracked too! Pause video at 0:21 when the Volkswagen taps the yellow thing! The rear left pannel cracks/ or gets a space!

[Mamsaturatdevoi]

@mytexasmilk Look at :27 and at :28,you can clearly see that the bumper is made out of a few pieces and that due to the crash they just got separated,it didn't crack.

[mytexasmilk]

@Mamsaturatdevoi

Oh, that's what happened. But that's rediculous for it to just pop apart like that. Don't even mention the video with the Passat. $5,000 to fix a dented hood, smushed grille, and popped out headlamp.

[boardskins]

@Mamsaturatdevoi What about the rear quarter panel buckling? Epic fail.

[superlegoman64]

look at the 1981 ford escort bumper crash test and compare it to this one

yeah

thats kind of sad

[BullshotProduction]

Now we need a Zagg Protector For Cars. xD lol

[gab1971]

@BullshotProduction ha lol

[xSimonsaysx]

What kind of stupid test is that?

[mahidmalik7]

Piece of dung

[vagrantr]

I love how they have what resembles a beetle bumper for the plastic cars to crash into

[rossy2525]

modern 'bumpers' and cars are designed to absorb the energy from a impact, thats why they deform like this volkswagen jetta's one did... if they dont do this its the the occupants of the car or the obstacle or person that the car hits that is what absorbs the impact.. these slow speed test crashes are simply to illustrate how modern cars achieve this as oppose to how say the 1981 ford escort didn't

[JENSDONT]

quality car

[Charliegq1]

@idrinorbarsaku - Agreed. That yellow thing looks the same as it did in the 1980's crash test when cars had bumpers. They need to update it to resemble the "bumpers" cars currently have. I think this is why the older (80's) cars have significantly less damage. Even late 80's model cars went away with the old school steel (or similar) bumpers.

[irvykinneas]

this sucks...its like paper

[nydrell]

common do a real world test.head on at 150 mph lol

[corvetteboy10]

@nydrell i wonder what that would look like?

[scvs2]

ill just get my hammer and fix it myself...

[ieir]

this is a bora in mexico

[germano636]

é muito lerdo fazer um video desse

[yessilamasfresa]

nomames

[awesomeman390]

so whats the damage?

[689362003]

@awesomeman390 $1,824 o.O

[ArticMuse]

that was bad.

[tiesto450]

BURRO... QUE CHOQUEZOTE

[hunker8]

6 mph

[veyro100pro]

but it was "low speed" so thing about front "fast speed" crash...

[yosoy2kool4u]

they don't make good cars anymore wtf

[nevernoob19]

ya they do... maybe you just dont have the money to buy a good car...

[yellowmusicfreak]

They hit it like on the very edge, I don't think they even hit the car's bumper how pointless

[juliusgaius256]

why do these americans test the bumpers? i see no point!!

[skillz03784]

@juliusgaius256

because the bumpers are the first thing to get hit

[juliusgaius256]

thats normal, but important are the lives of the people in the car, not the cost of a bumper

[Watcher3223]

@juliusgaius256

The thing here is that minor collisions at low speeds are VERY common; they literally happen every day.

And, considering that these tests are being conducted by the **INSURANCE** Institute of Highway Safety, this is a pertinent test.

This means that a low speed collision that results in damage that can be up to 1/4 of the car's MSRP is VERY expensive to an auto insurance company. This translates into higher insurance costs to the owner, especially if you have full coverage.

[Watcher3223]

@juliusgaius256

The IIHS and, in effect, the auto insurance industry, has a vested interest in vehicles that sustain as minimal damage as possible in minor collisions while protecting occupants as best as possible in major crashes because this means lower claim costs in vehicle repairs/replacement and medical care.

[blackcat1134]

No one is going to get hurt at a 5 mph rear ender. They're going to pay the fucking full price for repair though.

[myVW4LIFE]

they do it to show you how expensive it would be to replace and how much damage you are looking at since we cant drive.... haha

[88arczi88]

ach bardzo bezpieczne autko :)

very very safe car :D

[BMXCREWOFLASVEGAS]

o and i doubt it needed crumple zones for that

[dasautomega]

the hyundai sonata is cheaper to crash. only $739. this is twice as expensive although i like the jetta more.

[ivaszjukSandorAlex]

but what have you to pay in hunday sonata? xD don't get me wrong i don't say hunday sonata is bad it's good but nothing happened it bounced off what do you have to pay here xD?

[TommyV246]

Hyundai ..

[VentoDriver]

this crash was on the side, the sonata one was right in the middle of the bumper....can't compare....

[sddragon28]

@VentoDriver because this is the video for the corner test not the full bumper test which they did do

[rzkesp]

Physics lessons folks:

It is called an Elastic Collision... If you didn't have it, you'd get a serious change of acceleration (otherwise known as a jerk) that'd seriously hurt you. Cars take the blow nowadays so that the person doesn't have to get hurt.

[BMXCREWOFLASVEGAS]

i under stand how it help but maybe the should implement some more steel cause i dont wanna pay 1800 for backing into a shopping cart if i hit it with my old found on road dead who would give a fuck well the cart would prolly roll into a jetta and cause 1800 in dammage but still

[12OclockLow]

Well it's not an elastic collision because the kinetic energy is hardly at all retained, but I understand what you meant in that elasticism plays a role in spreading out force over a longer period of time.

[shadow1058]

what is wrong with cars these days its like its playdoh because the car hit and the bumper is almost going back to normal look at the bumper very close and see that that part is coming back to normal and your gonna think how does it come back if its plastic

[BMXCREWOFLASVEGAS]

fuck crumple zones the car needs to detect the impact and eject your ass out lol it would work till you hit the ground and get ran over but atleast you didnt die in the car

[thepersian204]

and it would be a hell of a lot more fun being shot up in the air

[ggsthak]

this is human safety

[adulla13]

O.o very fast xD

[rustydog0329]

Why dont they mount whatever that yellow thing is on the car instead of the plastic and styrofoam shit that they put on cars now?

[bliglum]

dude, that yellow thing is like a friggin' battering ram!!! and you can get it as your bumper.. on a truck or something.

[1Niccck]

@rustydog0329

Cos of the weight...

[jovianksc]

@rustydog0329 when you get a car, you should wrap styrofoam all over

[brooklynboiz]

@rustydog0329

Too heavy I assume..

[94BrunoO]

@rustydog0329 a car is created to break in an accident, so the forces of the impact are distributed all arround the car, not hurting anyone.

[rustydog0329]

@94BrunoO

How many people would have been hurt in a 5 MPH accident? Why does a plastic headlight or taillight for a new car cost $500? what does that have to do with the safety of the occupants?

[94BrunoO]

@rustydog0329 this is just a test, there's no need to crash another car at full speed, euro ncap already does that. just picture, 2 cars, 60mph, head to head, both them don't get smashed, the ocupants would die with the impact, projected thru the window or kill by their own seatbelts. afterall, the car is just a material thing, huge for me, but not bigger than a persons' life, it needs to absorve the impact.

[jding19711]

@rustydog0329 To absorb the forces of impact. Sure, you could make them out of steel and laugh at fender-benders, but in a full-scale collision that hard piece would not give well and instead be forced backward through the car, causing even more damage and potentially endangering the occupants. Not to mention that even a high-strength steel would get dented at anything above more than ~8mph, and then it costs even more to replace than a normal bumper.

[jding19711]

@rustydog0329 Oh, and if you watch some of the other tests carefully you can see that the yellow thing does actually crumple as well. It is made of a sheet metal shell mounted against a steel frame behind it: much like a regular bumper. They probably have to replace it after every test, too.

[DaveTube24]

@rustydog0329 styrofoam absorbs shock

[navidb7]

@rustydog0329 wow...you must have no idea how cars are made and how they react to crashes? read about that first then you will realize why they put styrofoam.

[driftboy10101]

@rustydog0329

plastic and styrofoam crush on impact to absorb the shock so you dont feel it. if it was steel the impact force will straight up travel through out the car and youd be the one absorbing the shock, not the car.

[aydinburton93]

@rustydog0329 because theres no give with the yellow stuff (dont know what it is either lol) and would make crashes alot worse for injuries and deaths and shit

[figuerebrio]

VW is a POS!

[Agent92]

I don't think you should judge a manufacturer by how much it is to repair body work, because safety should always be number one over price and the fact that people don't normally go looking to get into accidents. So this repair cost shouldn't be such a big factor in in creating an opinion about Volkswagen. I am just saying.

[euonline]

Golf 5 has best results in this test!

[ILIOTIS]

is this a paper???new cars a more infective than the old cars which had a bumper

[b0bhall]

if was a pickup rearlights broke too

[555clueless555]

I don't get your comment...

[AulasKing]

extrem

[radicalxboy]

one of the more Boring crash tests xD

[ClassicRockMusic]

they have plastic bumper covers and then a steal beam with some foam stuff under the bumper cover

[stopxthisxfall]

This is so gay... change the damn intro! I hate having to watch this crap every time

[BeNtlyBoii]

Ok i have the same car a 2006 blue jetta and i bump sh!T ALL THE time i allready replaced my front bumper

[xbitdesigns]

new cars does not have bumpers.

old cars did.

now its about the shape. everything comes at cost.

[Kia0Sedona]

New cars have bumpers...Most imported cars have somthing called 5mph bumper covers and then a steel or hard plastic beam or a steel beam and a foam peice/plastic beam and foam peice...in fact plastic bumpers have lower reapair costs and damage then steel bumpers.

[tomdurkee26241]

This shows exactly how cheap they make new cars...That aint no damn bumper, its a freaking piece of plastic. 1, 800 just for a 5mph bumper hit...better off buying something with a metal bumper...or rubber...

[chrisvogel88]

yahh they rele make em crush like that to protect u ...coushions the hit!!

[hockeygoalie93]

all cars have plastic bumpers and metal bodies.

[Kia0Sedona]

Just because this car has a bad bumper doesnt mean all cars have bad bumpers.

[jazziegal97]

i've backed into a metal pole AND had a huge F-250 run into the back of my car in a parking lot and I have a tiny dent that is only noticable from certain angles on my jetta. I guess I'm lucky.

[cloloplas]

pinche gringo de mierda no insultes a los mexicanos pobre idiot

[horndogno1]

them bora's are class

[flaviocesar15]

that is a bora not jetta wtf

[Darkzeith]

mexicano ignorante, en estados unidos los "boras" se llaman jettas, y salieron con esa forma desde el 2007, mientras en mexico se quedo el jetta clasico, solo diferente.

[flaviocesar15]

ok no te enojes cabron solo decia no sabia k era asi en USA

[megadriver1]

Esa manía de VW de llamar al mismo coche de manera diferente según el país donde lo venden.... el VW Derby es el antiguo Seat Córdoba hecho en España.

[DJPasikk]

it piled like a paper.

[palebeachbum]

People need to stop buying into the notion of "superior German engineering". It's a fallacy. It's the only thing that keeps VW going. VWs aren't any longer lasting or more reliable than American cars in the long run. Big problems are common. The Polo was rated one of the worst cars sold in Europe. Save yourself a few thousand and go buy a Hyundai or Kia. They're better than the American brands now and offer better value than the Japanese.

[Hubieee]

audi made a good job there, and what does have a thousand dollar to do with safety? Its just for women that cant drive and need to pay those bills monthly...

[palebeachbum]

Haha, men cause more accidents statistically speaking than women. Nice try though.

[Hubieee]

because most women are afraid to drive because they are not able to... got the point?

[palebeachbum]

Where do you come up with this stuff. You sound goofy.

[yrocco]

my 2005 punto would have no damage!!

[csiny88]

What teh fuck happened VW? German cars are supposed to succeed in crash tests, leave those embarrassing results to Chinese cars. In terms of safety Sweden is a powerhouse!

[dongster1]

there are soooo many things wrong with what you just said. go back to watching naruto.

[csiny88]

I'm entirely right, Chinese cars had horrible results in crash tests (watch FAW), second, Swedish cars are proved to be the best cars in terms of safety, you can check it anywhere you want, Volvo & SAAB. I checked your profile and you're the kind of shitless people who are always fucking around looking for a conflict, return to play your guitar, you don't belong to the automobile world. I don't know a 100% about cars but certainly I know more than you.

[dongster1]

i know the chinese cars have horrible crash tests ive seen the same videos of BYD and Changfeng that you have. You are saying that the jetta did so bad in this test. the jetta actually did great.I was watching some other bumper tests and some of the cars had damage costs way into the 4k mark. The damage for the jetta was under 2k. I'd say it fared much better.

[dongster1]

and mabey you need to relook into those chinese test because the jobs they did were GOD awful. Not even a comparison to the MKV here. And you used the word "teh", which is an instant marker for ignorance. And you implied that sweden and germany were the same country (so either you are an idiot, or you have problems formulating a basic thought.) And you are obviously looking for a flame war because you posted things about my page on here so people will jump in and help you.

[dongster1]

and EXCUSE me, dont go back to naruto. Go back to filming yourself playing doom or world of warcraft or whatever shit is on your page.

[dueseda]

MORE POWER !!!!

[lavx21]

3 km/h???

[iKarlos023]

sucks

[gutfrero]

what the fuck?? VW??

[Souljah2610]

WTF ?! is it made of paper or what ?

cars thesedays are a joke man.

[C0LL1N]

the crumple zone is necessary to keep people from smashing their face during minor disturbances in the cabin such as this one.

[MrORLY]

Also, a rigid chassis/body means the passenger takes more of the impact.

[BoglenTerrier]

even the old beetle can do better!Holy smokes!

[hammy100000]

i doubt it was that expencive.

if it was true, the crash also must have damaged the boot too

[sgtclam]

lol at first i thought that it was a high speed video of the car moving fast, i was sadly mistaken

[PDXAudiVW]

The crumple zones are intended to save lives. Who cares about the car they can be replaced. Overall, try not to crash

[the06bug]

But what about the other guy?

[thepopesmokesdope2k6]

doesnt help that the quarter panel creased, its a lot of work cutting it off then welding another inplace. labour would of been about 60% of the charge... DO IT YOURSELF!

[russian4ever]

You do not have to cut off the old one and weld a new one back on, I have the same car and it had 1/4 panel damage, and you use a special electrifying tool to get the dent out

[nakoalla]

Do they make that car from china? Such a rip off. i would rather buy Hyundai sonata. check out the bumper test of HYUNDAI SONATA. can't believe korean car bet european car.

[HeyKid137]

i bet if it was a 60s car when they were steel the car would go right thru tht wall without a scratch

[newgatito2007]

problaby

but the occupants will absorb the full crash impact energy, modern cars are design to absorb most of the impact energy with flexible materials, the tradeoff is a very high damage for the car but more safety for the people inside the vehicle.

remember that not only young healhty people drive.

6mph or 3 mph crash can be very dangerous for an pregnant woman, senior citizen with a phisical condition or a newborn.

[avenger007007]

Been rear ended 3 times in my 98 Ranger and not even a dent from any of them.

[hgfrjkgfjjj]

bbbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­d

[redneon06]

1992 VW FOX and Jetta did better than this! Shame on you VW! What happened to you!?

[jonnygreeny111]

That is a ripoff though!

[Brainiac83]

Thats alot of damage for just a small nudge.

[Hubscharber]

What people fail to realise is that the outside of cars are designed to self destruct in order to protect the occupants inside.

[Brainiac83]

Wow you realy gonna be hurt at that speed by that tiny nudge.

Check this one in 1981..

watch?v=wVLIvf7rsBg&feature=re­lated

[winter599]

Very true.

[sethnab]

fuck u us betta watch yoself maybe yo face gna crumble

[hottopic007]

wow, you didn't even use the right word. Its piece not peace.

[hondacrvman]

jettas a bitch car

[sethnab]

your a bitch omg a HONDA CrV HOLY SHIT HOW COOL IS THAT CAR OMG A HONDA!!!!

[sethnab]

if u think 1000 dollars is alot the DONT FUCKING BUY A CAR U POOR ASS

[filipinoboy147]

well y dont u shut the fuck up then

[Pocamadresita]

dead beat!

[seltsum]

well dont hit something in the first place...

[hottopic007]

I have an 06 black on black jetta

[lowincash]

you folks with jettas are there any problems you've had with it? i mean how's the reliability on this car?

[hottopic007]

I love my jetta. I have no problems except I had to take it in because the people at my car wash broke the clips on the floor mats off, But nothing that was Volkswagen's fault.

[nebuthet]

i have a 2006 jetta which i love.. goes hard beats most 6 cylinder cars out there and i have a 2.0tdi but recently been in an accident and i have neva felt soo safe in a car...it definantly a great car to drive and to own..i miss it!! the only real problem which i started to see was that on cold starts when rollin into neutral (automatic transmission) u can feel a thump but once its warm its all good...soo yeh enjoy

[jtfraijo]

I have a 2006 jetta and was rear ended there was substantial damage to the bumper/plastic but the damage was contained to the actual bumper itself none of the metal deformed and the total cost was $893 all they had to do was sand/repaint/realign the bumper and its right as rain...

[elcabedmc]

i have one too and it´s great, at least for the moment.Now i´ll buy it a 18 inches wheels to look better.And have a 527 liters porterage.cool

[lexusgs43]

that is a very nice car, i have one :D

[blazej1]

oh, tata zaparkował

[uAiNtMeSOuh8me]

that is a fuckin nice car

[KnightGals]

JETTA DAMAGE $1;824