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Protecting occupants and other road users in the event of an accident
When an accident cannot be avoided, Peugeot and Citroën vehicles offer one of the highest levels of occupant protection in the world.
In a crash, the first level of protection is provided by the vehicle's structure, which must dissipate energy, while protecting the cabin, and thus the physical integrity of the occupants.
Secondary safety is therefore a major concern for the Group's engineers from the vehicle design phase and throughout development. PSA Peugeot Citroën's platform strategy ensures that secondary safety features are incorporated into both the Peugeot and Citroën ranges.
Whatever the crash configuration (frontal, lateral, etc.), the characteristics of the vehicles' structure in terms of resistance and energy absorption are optimised, offering occupants high standards of protection.
The cabin is considered as a survival cell equipped with sophisticated safety and restraint features: airbags, fixed-centred controls steering-wheel, active footrests, reactive headrests, seatbelt warning light, system to prevent luggage intrusion, etc.
PSA Peugeot Citroën also has a world-class test centre (Belchamp technical centre), where more than 600 crash tests on complete vehicles are performed every year.
To date, twelve Peugeot and Citroën vehicles have achieved the maximum score of five stars in EuroNCAP crash tests - the Peugeot 1007, 207, 207 CC, 308, 407, Coupé 407 and 807 and the Citroën C4, C5, C6, C8 and Grand C4 Picasso - demonstrating that PSA Peugeot Citroën complies with the highest world standards in secondary safety.
Find out more about:
"Airbags"
"Crash tests"
"Vehicle-pedestrian impacts"
"Seatbelts"
"Restraint systems"
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