Crash Test 1999-2005 Mercedes Benz ML 320 Class (Frontal Offset) IIHS

Mercedes M class
1999-2005 models mfg. after Mar. 1999
FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Structure/safety cage Injury measures Restraints/dummy kinematics
Head/neck Chest Leg/foot, left Leg/foot, right




Important: Frontal crash test ratings can be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

Good Acceptable Marginal Poor
Test details:

The Mercedes M class was introduced in the 1998 model year. All M class models manufactured after March 1999 include structural changes to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes (note: information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on or near the driver door).

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has evaluated the crashworthiness of a 1999 ML 320 with the structural changes in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test into a deformable barrier.

A redesigned M class has been introduced for the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the head, chest, and legs indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the neck indicate that injuries to the neck would be possible. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was low.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Crash
• Test
• 1999
• 2005
• Mercedes
• Benz
• Class

[counkev]

Airbag deployed slow wouldn't you say firedemon ?

[firedemon101]

@counkev nah I would really say so , the timing between the pre-tensioners and the airbag were well timed together. You could see the pre-tensioner fire right before the airbag

[driveaPRIUS15]

I lOVE Mercedes-Benz!

[firedemon101]

i love it too

[supercork]

very safe. love the 98-05 m class.

[cvetanx]

Mercedes са слаби и в краштестовете-дараци!

[G0Far]

@RLhockey203 ANY Mercedes will save you. Even a 93' S320.

[RLhockey203]

i just got in a crash last night with this car, i hit a stone wall going 60 - 70 mph, flipped over, pinballed to the other side, skidded on the roof and hit the wall on the other side, this car saved my life last night

[Annihilator1111]

the 1998-2005 Mercedes-Benz M-Class was assembled in

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Graz, Austria (1999–2002)

[apieceomeat]

so thats where my car went...

[AlboThuggaa]

why the fuck does mercedes make plastic cars the fuck man metal what happend to it thats safety not fucking assistors

[MSNIMSM]

@Motorfordtoyota Theirs a video on here that shows a CTSV with about 800 (i think) and man its fast.

[Motorfordtoyota]

@MSNIMSM I never said I like Corollas did I, I like beautiful cars like Cadillac CTS-V, Corvette ZR1, Lamborgini, Ferarri 599, ect.