Vehicles considered «good choices» for under $ 10,000 have good or
acceptable side crash protection and head restraints rated better than poor.
Not exact matches
In addition to the top rating for frontal
protection, the 2008 Jeep Patriot equipped with available front torso airbags also was rated «Good» for
side impact
protection and «
Acceptable» for rear
crash protection.
The IIHS rated the Sentra an» «
acceptable»» for frontal off - set
crash test, a» «poor»» for
side impact, and a» «poor»» for rear
crash protection and head restraint.
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash tests, the Mustang coupe earned a top score of «Good» for frontal - offset collision
protection and a second - best «
Acceptable» for
side - impact
protection.
IIHS rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and
side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover
protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
It gets good ratings save for its passenger
side small overlap
crash protection rating, which comes in at the minimum «
acceptable» level the IIHS considered for vehicles worthy of inclusion here.
Of its four tests, the frontal offset test,
side impact test, roof strength test and rear
crash protection / head restraint test, the Suzuki Equator scored a highest possible grade of «Good» on three, with a second highest possible rating of «
Acceptable» on the rear
crash protection test.
Only 2 of the 5 earn this rating for
protection in
side crashes, but none of the 5 earns anything less than an
acceptable rating.
This is in addition to a good or
acceptable rating for occupant
protection in a small overlap front
crash, plus good ratings in the moderate overlap front,
side, roof strength and head restraint tests.
When the IIHS tested the pre-facelift Mustang in 2010, was rated Good for the moderate overlap
crash test, as well as head restraints and seats, but it only gained an
acceptable rating for
side protection.
In the
side impact
crash test, it managed 14.82 out of 16 points — driver chest
protection was listed as
acceptable.
The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating for
side impact
protection and an
acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover
crashes.
IIHS rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal
crash, small overlap frontal
crash,
side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Outlander Sport the second - best score of «
Acceptable» in the small - overlap frontal - offset
crash test and the best grade of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset,
side - impact, roof - strength and rear - impact (whiplash -
protection)
crash tests.
IIHS rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal
crash, small overlap frontal
crash,
side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Veloster the highest possible rating of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset and roof - strength tests, with the second - highest rating of «
Acceptable» for
side -
crash protection.
The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «
acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front
crash,
side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
Just 15 vehicles qualify for the Top Safety Pick + award from IIHS after the requirements were strengthened to include good - rated headlights and good or
acceptable passenger -
side protection in small overlap front
crashes.
The Institute rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and
side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for
side impact
protection and an
acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover
crashes.
The Institute rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and
side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for
protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.