To help you find the safest car for your new driver, check out the III's
Overall Crashworthiness Evaluations of Midsize Moderately Priced Cars.
Though the Pacifica received a top - notch rating for
overall crashworthiness, one of the main reasons it received the Top Safety Pick + rating was its Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also gave the Lancer four out of five stars for
overall crashworthiness.
The IIHS awarded the Civic sedan with a rating of «good» on both frontal and side impact crash tests [26] and lists the Civic as the second - best 2007 small car in
overall crashworthiness.
Not exact matches
A new approach to determining a vehicle's
overall 5 - star rating that will, for the first time, incorporate advanced crash avoidance technology features, along with ratings for
crashworthiness and pedestrian protection.
Finally, folks can depend on the extended - cab Sierra — and Silverado — for passing grades in all IIHS
crashworthiness tests; all Sierra and Silverado cab styles have earned 5 - Star
Overall Safety Scores from NHTSA.
The three factors evaluated in the Institute's side impact test — driver and passenger injury measures, head protection, and structural performance — determine each vehicle's
overall side
crashworthiness evaluation.
Based on the results, the Institute evaluates the
crashworthiness of passenger vehicles, assigning each vehicle a rating from good to poor
overall.
The Honda Fit received five stars
overall, five stars for front and side
crashworthiness, and four stars for rollover safety.
A new aluminum impact beam at the front of the car contributes to
overall mass savings and improved weight distribution while providing excellent
crashworthiness.
Among seven midsize inexpensive four - door cars recently subjected to 40 mph frontal offset crash tests, only one earns a good
overall evaluation for
crashworthiness.
But the frontal airbag system and
overall frontal
crashworthiness of the new Q45 is much improved.
All three small cars earn good
crashworthiness evaluations, and the Sedona is rated acceptable
overall.
Overall, the minivan achieved «good» ratings for
crashworthiness, and IIHS points out that «the frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head [of the driver] from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.»