deformation element 1 is connected to the a pillar 6 or the vehicle body location 6 using for example screw holes and bolted connections fig2 illustrates an enlarged illustration of the deformation element 1 the first sub region 3 can be seen clearly but in fig2 it is illustrated not enclosed by means of the plastic encapsulation 4 the first sub region 3 has openings 7 for connecting the deformation element 1 to the plastic encapsulation 4 in a form fitting manner the second sub region 8 of the deformation element 1 is provided offset with respect to the first sub region 3 for this purpose the deformation element 1 has a side wall 11 which initially bears against the plastic matrix 4 if a force is exerted in the direction of the y axis illustrated in fig2 the second sub region 8 is extended with respect to the first sub region 3 providing extension in particular within the side wall 11 as a result at least the side wall 11 provides a deformation region of the deformation element 1 the deformation behavior of the deformation element 1 can be varied and adapted to the respective intended application fig3 a and 3 b schematically illustrate a cross section and respectively a longitudinal section through the deformation element 1 wherein the state before deformation in the y direction fig3 a is illustrated and wherein the state after deformation in the y direction fig3 b is also illustrated it can be seen that the side wall is provided as a deformation region and in particular as an extension region.