Bumper for a motor vehicle

The bumper for a motor vehicle has a support (1) and energy absorbing structural elements (2) which are fitted between the bumper support and frame of the vehicle. The bumper support consists of a hollow profile section with an axis extending transversely to the vehicle and the cross sectional form of which deforms in the event of an impact upon it. The cross sectional form of the hollow profile section is hexagonal, and may be in honeycomb form.