A deformation element having a single or multi-chamber hollow section with a
longitudinal
axis to accommodate energy of impact acting in the direction of the longitudinal
axis of the section. The deformation element contains outer section walls that
form inner and outer section wall faces. The outer section walls are divided into
section wall end lengths and lengths and section wall intermediate lengths, whereby
the abutting section wall end length of a pair of outer section walls form corner
regions with corners. The wall thicknesses of the section wall end lengths are
greater than the wall thickness of the section wall lengths neighboring the section
wall end lengths, with the result that a thickening of the section wall is provided
in the corner region.
