This article proposes the engine hood performance design requirement.The car engine hoodwas tested in the dent resistance,bending,torsional and lateral load conditions though the test staticstiffness system.The test results show as follows:The structure of the hood inner panel is the impor-tant factors to dent stiffness,the smaller stiffness,the residual deformation is larger;The bending andtorsion stiffness reflect the overall performance of the engine hood;Lateral stiffness does not meet thetarget value,the structure of the hood inner panel and hinge are needed to optimize.Static rigidityprovides a test support for CAE simulation and conceptual design improvements of the engine hood.