Crash Test 2001 - 2006 Mitsubishi Pajero / Montero IIHS

Mitsubishi Montero
2001-06 models
FRONTAL OFFSET TEST

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

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

The Mitsubishi Montero was redesigned for the 2001 model year and discontinued after the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was reasonably well controlled. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the B-pillar. There was far too much upward movement of the steering wheel.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the neck and chest indicate low risk of injuries to these body regions in a crash of this severity. Forces on the left knee and left tibia indicate that injuries to the knee and lower leg would be possible. A high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the airbag, indicating that injuries to the head would be possible. Head acceleration from the B-pillar hit was low.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Crash
• Test
• 2001
• 2006
• Mitsubishi
• Pajero
• Montero
• IIHS

[RalPHCABO]

ouch. 20.5 mph???

[cardude1992]

probably the safest suv of its time when it was released.

[aaron821000]

this should be in a james bond movie!

[ChristewieTV]

These cars are rock solid, even the outlander with the AWC is a killer in the snow

[ChristewieTV]

@CrashJSTest I live in Queens but when snowpocalypse came and the plows were nowhere in sight my moms Mitsu handled very well in the snow. This is a car that you have to own to realize how excellent it is. The locking differentials really helped. As long as you have the right tires and sense to drive carefully when the roads go to crap you should be fine. Also I recommend dedicated snow tires for your highlander. All seasons are okay but to get the best grip you need tires with off road treading

[ChristewieTV]

@CrashJSTest The montero is perfect for the pocono mountains. After what we experienced this past winter, we are never getting rid of ours. We were one of if not the only moving car in well over two feet of snow

[ChristewieTV]

@CrashJSTest Also, this is a heavy car and at about 3 tons that momentum has to go somewhere

[ChristewieTV]

As someone who has lived with this truck for many years I would highly recommend it to anyone. My mom bought hers new in 03 and she does not regret it one bit. It may drink fuel like an alcoholic downs jack and coke, it is a capable vehicle and a reliable one. biggest problem was that it needed a new trailing arm. you can't beat unibody construction

[MSNIMSM]

@CrashJSTest Sure use your friends account. lol Weres the videos of the Explorer and Suburban your "had".

[MSNIMSM]

@CrashJSTest lol I bet you dont even drive. Got videos?