From the press release regarding the rear door opening: - However, after the Sharan released last month, the Golf was the second successive VW tested by Euro NCAP to suffer a door opening in a side impact crash test. VW states that the Golf has been type-approved with a standard automatic door-locking function and believes this would prevent such door-opening in real-world accidents. Nevertheless, VW is looking into the root-cause of the door behaviour as it has not been seen in Golf tests before. Michiel van Ratingen commented “Door openings during crash are penalised in Euro NCAP since the start as they represent a critical ejection risk to occupants. Door openings are rare nowadays and it is important that VW is committed to finding the root cause.” The report said that the Golf’s score was penalized for it.
@@picklesrule69 here in video you can see how great is vw!!! back doors open side impact test. Never ever seen like this before oh btw don't forget to Dieselgate 😏
*Door opens in a Kia: 0 stars, biggest fail ever *Door opens in a Peugeot: 0 stars, still the biggest fail ever *Door opens in a VW: 5 stars, it’s not a big fault
@@derbigpr500 it does. It put you at risk of ejecting the vehicle if not wearing seatbelt or even getting crash debris inside the vehicle while wearing it.
@@hamzakarim9651 You would be ejected from the vehicle if you are stupid enough not to wear a seatbelts regardless of whether the door comes off or not. And as for crash debris its going to into the car anyway because the windows are certain to shatter. Also the side airbags and the curtain airbags will stop debris hitting the passengers anyway.
@@gravemind6536 airbag curtains cover the windows and not the entire door. Don't be that kind of fan of a brand, admitting errors and mistakes is what gets us improvements. If you just keep on praising the brand its not going to innovate. Isn't it better if the door kept intact in its place? And as for my comment it is still valid, as why am I seeing a Fatal flow that didn't effect the score at all.
@@hamzakarim9651 But the door opened shortly after the crash so why should you get hit by debris? And also the door opened in a other direction than the crash.
@@YourLocalUkrainianGerman other cars got 0-3 stars for doors opening after the crash (look at the small overlap crashes on other cars) even tho the structure wasnt that damaged, a door opening in the middle of a crash is a serious fucking issue
Looking at the pdf file on EuroNCAP, they did penalise the Golf for the rear door opening. "However, during the test, the rear driver's side door opened and the car was penalised for the risk of occupant ejection that this represents." Obviously it shouldn't happen, but it did and the onus is on VW now to make the locking system more secure and probably replace the locks in cars which have already been sold in markets where it is available.
A passenger will only get ejected if he/she didn’t wear their seatbelt. But I agree that it shouldn’t open and that it is dangerous when there’s a second collision.
Enrico Feiffer I think you can imagine what could happen. That’s why it is necessary for the door to stay closed. Having the seatbelt on is also still necessary or you’ll get catapulted (again).
Se non fosse stata una Volkswagen quante stelle obiettivamente gli avreste messo? Dato la gravità dell’apertura della portiera in un impatto laterale, un altro marchio secondo me avrebbe perso da almeno 1 o 2 stelle ma visto che parliamo di questo marchio allora si chiude un occhio.... bravi davvero!
They would disable it for the test, they are accident prevention systems, this test is for the safety IN an accident, besides, the collision braking won't always prevent accidents depending on the situation so you can't just rely on a system to avoid every single crash.
Did you ever seen a car that avoided hitting that wall? Even Tesla's all models hit that wall. That systems are not active during these tests because the engine is not working and cars are powered by a rail mechanism.
If that were a Japanese instead of German brand car having rear door opened upon collision, would 5-star be granted? Would harsh criticism to be issued against that Japanese model? Haha!
That's what I thought. The Golf VII used to have multicollision braking after the impact. But here clearly no braking to be seen. I assume the Golf VIII has this feature as well, hasn't it?
I had another look at some videos and it seems that multicollision braking only works, if the car continues in the original direction, not if it rolls backwards after an impact. So the reaction of the car seems to be within the system limitations. But still no knee airbag 😉
Did dummy got injured in the back seat? So why it should getting less stars if there was no injuries on the dummy, car did his job for protecting, how bad a car looks after crash doesn't matter, important is that everyone is alive after
Testing cars crash on 50km speed is totaly useless, since noone is driving that slow. NCAP should raise the bar to be at least 80km/h and than lets see results...
Aus meiner Sicht keine gute Vorstellung. Daß beim Seitenaufprall die hintere Tür aufspringt, geht gar nicht. Das können viele andere ältere Konstruktionen besser.
A fairly controversial test, half true min 1:13 frontal - min 1:44 laterar against a soft surface NOT HARD - min 2:25 goes half inclined against the pole NOT completely horizontal - min 2:53 40% at 64km against a surface soft, and vehicles of other brands if 30% at 70km against a hard surface. They are afraid to present the reality of a TOY CAR 😠
I think the lane assist is more of a danger, have you see how bad road markings are in the uk, say there are road works and they cone off lanes, the car will likly think your going over the edge and turn you in to traffic or road workers, Intelligent system shame the department for transport are not as effective
Rear doora are opening after the collision!? This is a terrible result, I just can't imagine puting my children on the rear seats in this car. So dissapointed with Golf 8 results!
@@VladicD Mazda CX 30 has 99% front protection but is usually more expensive to repair because of the construction. Golf is 95% rated but contacts will not affect it strongly as for example cars made in Japan for the perspective of easiness of repair. Easier to comprehend now?
From now on I won't trust data from them. How is it possible to give 5 stars to this new vehicle with a clear fault to the rear door and not give at least 3 stars to the old revamped Fiat Punto from some years ago? I mean, Dacia sells cars based on the old Clio II and still get 3 stars. That door is a problem and some prevention systems won't cover for it. If zhe germans do a mistake it is very clear that it will go unnoticed on the papers but when anybody else does something wrong is heavily charged for it. It is unfair to simply say that they will fix it in the near future and give them a high rating, they should give it an honest rating for how it actually perfomed not for how it will perform in the future after the update. The methodology is outdated anyways, the american one is far more advanced and rough.
The back door opens at side impact and also at side impact with the pole the thorax airbag deployed poorly hittind the dummy chest door first and then deploying.... At the front impact the windshield breaks and also the roof bends...this is not safe in real life...
@@SMGJohn Well, the Golf VII had a brake system which applied the brakes after a crash, in order to prevent further impacts. This Golf VIII clearly does not brake. It is called multicollision brake.
@@SMGJohn Yes.. go back to school and use your brain.. for example.. www.volvocars.com/en-th/support/manuals/xc90/2019-late/starting-and-driving/brakes/auto-braking-after-a-collision
You guys complaining on how bad does the rear door opens from the side crash impact. Well, you guys need to know how does Southeast Asian cars perform on crash tests. WAY. MUCH. WORST.
