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Crash tests intend to replicate certain types of accidents to provide a better idea of how cars will generally perform in an accident situation. While they obviously cannot identify what will happen in every accident scenario, these tests are worth noting to get a general idea of relative safety. Note that no frontal crash tests give extra credit for a higher weight that almost always helps in a real-world accident, but the side crash tests do.

 

Two agencies crash-test cars for the US market: the IIHS and NHTSA.

 

NHTSA conducts a frontal crash test, a side crash test, and a rollover resistance evaluation. In NHTSA's ranking system, five stars is the highest ranking, and one star is the lowest. NHTSA also has less strict tests that all new cars sold in the United States are required to pass. Read more about what NHTSA tests for and how at http://safercar.gov/Info.htm#iq8.

 

The IIHS conducts a frontal-offset crash test and a side crash test, as well as a head restraint evaluation. Its side crash test is more difficult to pass than NHTSA's, and the frontal test rates some different items and creates rather different conditions. Its rating system, from lowest to highest, is Poor, Marginal, Acceptable, Good. Read more about what IIHS tests and how at these three links:

 

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/frontal_test_info.html

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/side_test_info.html

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/head_restraints/head_restraint_info.html

 

Below are the crash test results for every current car on the US market. For NHTSA tests, the two numbers refer to the number of stars out of five that the driver and the passenger received in the test. An asterisk means that the car was found to have a "Safety Concern", a problem that isn't reflected in the rankings. In rollover ranking, it means that the car tipped up in its dynamic tests.

    

Car

NHTSA Frontal

NHTSA Side

NHTSA Rollover

IIHS Offset

IIHS Side

IIHS Head Restraint

Acura MDX

5, 5

5, 5

4

Good

Good

Good

Acura RDX

5, 5

5, 5

4

Good

Good

Good

Acura RL

5, 5

5, 5

5

Good

Good

Marginal

Acura RSX

5, 5

4, NA

4

NA

NA

NA

Acura TL

5, 5

4, 5

4

Good

Good

Marginal

2008 Acura TSX

5, 5

5, 4

4

Good

Acceptable

Poor

2009 Acura TSX

5, 5

5, 5

5

Good

Good

Good

Audi A3

NA

NA

NA

Good

Good

Good

Audi A4/S4

Convertible

4, 4

NA

5, 4

NA

NA

NA

Good

Good

Marginal

Good

Poor

Audi A6

NA

NA

NA

Good

Good

Good

Audi A8

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Audi Q7

5, 5

5, 5

4

NA

NA

NA

Audi TT

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BMW 3-Series 2-door

NA

NA

NA

Good

NA

Poor

BMW 3-Series convertible

NA

NA

NA

Good

Marginal

Poor

BMW 3-Series 4-door

4, 4

5, 5

4

Good

Good

Acceptable

BMW 5-Series

With "Comfort Seats"

3, 5

5, 5

4

Good

Marginal

Poor

Acceptable

BMW 6-Series

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BMW 7-Series

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BMW X3

NA

NA

NA

Good

Good

Good

BMW X5

5,4

5, 5

4

Good

Good

Good

BMW X6

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BMW Z4

4, 4

3, NA

5

NA

NA

NA
Buick Enclave 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA NA

Buick LaCrosse

5, 5

3, 4

4

Good

Marginal

Poor

Buick Lucerne

5, 5

4, 4

4

Good

Acceptable

Poor

Cadillac CTS

4, 5

5, 5

4

Good

Good

Good

Cadillac DTS

5, 4

4, 4

4

Good

Acceptable

NA

Cadillac Escalade

5, 5

5, 5

3

NA

NA

NA

Cadillac SRX

4, 4

5, 5

3

Good

NA

Poor

Cadillac STS

4, 4

4, 5

5

Good

Acceptable

Poor

Cadillac XLR

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
Chevrolet Avalanche 5, 5 5, 5 3 NA NA NA

Chevrolet Aveo

5, 4

4, 3

4

Acceptable

Marginal

Poor

Chevrolet Aveo5

5, 5

4, 4

4

NA

NA

Poor

Chevrolet Cobalt coupe

With Side Airbags

4, 5

4*, 4

4, 4

4

Good

NA

Good

Chevrolet Cobalt sedan

With Side Airbags

4, 5

3, 4

3, 5

4

Good

Poor

Acceptable

Good

Chevrolet Colorado

4, 4

4, NA

4

Good

NA

Marginal

Chevrolet Colorado crew cab

5, 5

4, 5

4

Good

NA

Marginal

Chevrolet Corvette

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA
Chevrolet Equinox 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good NA Marginal
Chevrolet Express Cargo

Passenger

 5, 5 NA 3*

3

 NA NA NA
Chevrolet HHR 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA NA
Chevrolet Impala 5, 5 5, 4 4 Acceptable Good Marginal
Chevrolet Malibu 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Marginal
Chevrolet Silverado 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA Acceptable
Chevrolet Suburban 5, 5 5, 5 3 NA NA NA
Chevrolet Tahoe 5, 5 5, 5 3 NA NA NA
Chevrolet TrailBlazer

With 4WD

3, 4

5, 5

3

4

Acceptable

Marginal

Poor
Chevrolet Uplander

With Side Airbags

5, 5

4, 5

3

Good

Poor

Marginal

Poor
Chrysler 300/300C

With Side Airbags

 5, 5 4, 5 4 Good Poor

Marginal

 Marginal
Chrysler Aspen

With 4WD

 5, 5 NA 3

4

 NA NA NA
Chrysler Crossfire 5, 4 5, NA 5 NA NA NA
Chrysler Pacifica 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good NA Poor
Chrysler PT Cruiser

With Side Airbags

 4, 4  

4, 5

 4 NA NA NA
Chrysler Sebring sedan 5, 5 5, 4 4 Good Good Acceptable
Chrysler Sebring convertible 4, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Marginal
Chrysler Town & Country 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Marginal
Dodge Avenger 5, 5 5*, 4 4 Good Good Acceptable
Dodge Caliber 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Marginal Marginal
Dodge Charger

With Side Airbags

 5, 5 4, 5 4 Good Poor

Marginal

 Marginal
Dodge Dakota

With Adjustable Lumbar

 5, 5 5, 5 4 Acceptable NA Acceptable

Poor
Dodge Durango

With 4WD

 5, 5 NA 3

4

 NA NA NA
Dodge Grand Caravan 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Marginal
Dodge Journey 5, 5 4, 5 4 NA NA NA
Dodge Magnum 5, 5 4, 5 4 Good NA Marginal
Dodge Nitro 5, 5 5, 5 3 Good Marginal Poor
Dodge Ram 5, 5 NA 4 Good NA Poor
Dodge Sprinter NA NA NA NA NA NA
Dodge Viper NA NA NA NA NA NA
Ford Crown Victoria

With Side Airbags

 5, 5 4, 5

5, 5

 5 Good Poor

Marginal

 Marginal
Ford E-Series Cargo

Passenger

 NA NA 3

2

 NA NA NA
Ford Edge 5, 4 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Ford Escape 4, 5 5, 5 3 Acceptable Good Acceptable
Ford Expedition

With 4WD

 5, 5 5, 5 3

4

 NA NA NA
Ford Explorer 5, 5 5, 5 3 Good Acceptable Poor
Ford F-150

With Integrated Seatbelt

 5, 5 NA 4 Good NA Marginal

Poor
Ford Focus sedan 4, 4 5, 4 4 Good NA Good
Ford Focus coupe 5, 5 3, 3 4 Good NA Good
Ford Fusion

With AWD

 5, 5 5, 4 4

5

 Good Good Marginal
Ford Mustang coupe 5, 5 5, 4 5 NA NA Poor
Ford Mustang convertible 5, 5 5, 5 5 Acceptable Good Poor
Ford Ranger

With 4WD

 5, 4 4, NA 3

2

 Acceptable NA Poor
Ford Sport Trac

With 4WD

 5, 5 5, 5

3

4

 Good NA  Poor
Ford Taurus 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
GMC Acadia 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA NA
GMC Canyon

5, 5

4, 5

4

Good

NA

Marginal
GMC Envoy

With 4WD

3, 4

5, 5

3

4

Marginal

NA

Poor
GMC Savana Cargo

Passenger

 5, 5 NA 3*

3

 NA NA NA
GMC Sierra 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA Acceptable
GMC Yukon 5, 5 5, 5 3 NA NA NA
GMC Yukon XL 5, 5 5, 5 3 NA NA NA
Honda Accord coupe 5, 5 4, 5 5 NA NA Good
Honda Accord sedan 5, 5 5, 3 5 Good Good Good
Honda Civic coupe 5, 5 4, 5 4 NA NA Good
Honda Civic sedan 5, 5 4, 5 4 Good Good Good
Honda CR-V 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Honda Element 5, 5 5, 5 3 Good Good Good
Honda Fit 5, 5 5, 3 4 Good Good Poor
Honda Insight 4, 4 4, NA 4 NA NA NA
Honda Odyssey 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Honda Pilot 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Honda Ridgeline 5, 5 5, 5 4 NA NA Marginal
Honda S2000 4, 4 5, NA 5 NA NA NA
Hummer H2 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Hummer H3 5, 4 5, 5 3 Acceptable Acceptable Poor
Hyundai Accent 5, 5 4, 3 4 Acceptable Poor Poor
Hyundai Azera 4, 4 5, 5 4 Good Acceptable Acceptable
Hyundai Elantra 5, 5 4, 4 4 Good NA Acceptable
Hyundai Entourage 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Hyundai Santa Fe 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
2008 Hyundai Sonata 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Acceptable Good
2009 Hyundai Sonata 5, 4 5, 5 4 Good Acceptable Good
Hyundai Tiburon 5, 4 4, NA 4 NA NA NA
Hyundai Tucson 5, 5 5, 5 4 Acceptable Acceptable Poor
Hyundai Veracruz 5, 5 5, 5 4 Good Good Good
Infiniti EX 4, 4 5, 5