1998 Volkswagen Beetle

NHTSA Crash Test Number 8676: Photos, Videos, and Safety Context

Crash test summary
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80 KM/H 70%OFFSET REAR IMPACT

Primary finding: IMPACTOR INTO VEHICLE

This page collects the locally hosted NHTSA crash-test media for test number 8676 and connects it back to the parent vehicle research page.

ManufacturerKnown WMI(s)Media inventory
Volkswagen Ag1VW 3VW 9BW WV2 WV3 WVG WVW 3VW WVG WVW 5 videos, 24 photos, 1 report

Latest official crash-test media available: 2026 model year media · Safety ratings last refreshed: 2026 model year coverage

Crash-test video gallery

Locally hosted NHTSA crash-test videos for 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE with direct watch pages and video metadata.

Camera 1 · Camera View-01

X-MS-WMV · 24.6 KB

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Camera 2 · Camera View-03

X-MS-WMV · 24.6 KB

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Camera 3 · Camera View-04

X-MS-WMV · 24.6 KB

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Camera 4 · Camera View-02

X-MS-WMV · 24.6 KB

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Camera 5 · Real Time Right Side

X-MS-WMV · 24.6 KB

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Crash-test photo gallery

Crash-test image set for test 8676 with direct access to the original hosted photos.

1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 1

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 2

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 3

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 4

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 5

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 6

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 7

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 8

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 9

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 10

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 11

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 12

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 13

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 14

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 15

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 16

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 17

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 18

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 19

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 20

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 21

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 22

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 23

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1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 24

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Reports and related research

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