2005 Volkswagen Beetle

NHTSA Crash Test Number 6445: Photos, Videos, and Safety Context

Crash test summary
VOLKSWAGEN logo

2005 VW BEETLE LEFT SIDE FMVSS 214 POLE I

Primary finding: VEHICLE INTO BARRIER

This page collects the locally hosted NHTSA crash-test media for test number 6445 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 8 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 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE with direct watch pages and video metadata.

Camera 1 · 01 overhead wide

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.0 MB

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Camera 2 · 02 overhead tight

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.2 MB

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Camera 3 · 03 onboard vehicle front on driver

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.6 MB

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Camera 4 · 04 onboard side front door on driver

0:44 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.4 MB

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Camera 5 · 04 onboard side front door on driver edited

0:13 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 1.5 MB

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Camera 6 · 05 front vehicle to pole contact in line with vehicle

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.1 MB

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Camera 7 · 06 rear vehicle to pole contact in line with vehicle

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 2.8 MB

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Camera 8 · 07 front contact at 45

0:45 · 752 x 752 · MSVIDEO · 3.1 MB

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Crash-test photo gallery

Crash-test image set for test 6445 with direct access to the original hosted photos.

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 1

Crash image 1 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 2

Crash image 2 · 1728 x 2592 · 999.4 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 3

Crash image 3 · 1728 x 2592 · 482.4 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 4

Crash image 4 · 1728 x 2592 · 424.1 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 5

Crash image 5 · 1728 x 2592 · 608.1 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 6

Crash image 6 · 1728 x 2592 · 701.5 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 7

Crash image 7 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.1 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 8

Crash image 8 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 9

Crash image 9 · 1728 x 2592 · 992.4 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 10

Crash image 10 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 11

Crash image 11 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 12

Crash image 12 · 1728 x 2592 · 965.5 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 13

Crash image 13 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 14

Crash image 14 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.0 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 15

Crash image 15 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 16

Crash image 16 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.0 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 17

Crash image 17 · 1728 x 2592 · 985.8 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 18

Crash image 18 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.1 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 19

Crash image 19 · 1728 x 2592 · 733.4 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 20

Crash image 20 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.2 MB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 21

Crash image 21 · 1728 x 2592 · 979.3 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 22

Crash image 22 · 1728 x 2592 · 754.8 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 23

Crash image 23 · 1728 x 2592 · 920.6 KB

2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE crash image 24

Crash image 24 · 1728 x 2592 · 1.1 MB

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