Cons: Below - average reliability, poor side -
impact crash test scores for 1999 model, service and parts are expensive, plastic parts break easily, electrical problems.
The side -
impact crash test scores varied from two to five stars between different models.
Not exact matches
In the side -
impact crash test, the coupe received a Good rating, while the sedan
scored one notch below with an Acceptable rating.
Safety The 2012 Q5 received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest
score, Good, in frontal offset, side -
impact, rear -
impact, and roof - strength
crash tests, making it a Top Safety Pick.
Safety The 2011 Forte sedan earned 2011 Top Safety Pick status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, having received Good overall
scores in frontal - offset and side -
impact crash tests, as well as IIHS» roof - strength and whiplash - protection
tests.
Safety, Features & Pricing In
crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the X5
scored the top mark, Good, in front, side and rear
impacts.
The 2015 Audi A6 already
scored «Good» in four of the IIHS's
crash -
test criteria: moderate overlap
crash performance, side -
impact performance, roof strength, and headrest and seat performance.
In individual
tests, it
scored three stars in a front
crash test, five stars in a side -
impact crash test and four stars in a rollover - resistance
test.
Safety The Eos earned
scores of good in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's front - and side -
impact crash tests; it was not
tested in other areas.
Safety, Reliability & Changes The RAV4
scored the highest rating, Good, in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal - offset, side -
impact and rear
crash tests.
Safety & Reliability The C70
scores the highest rating, Good, in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal offset and side -
impact crash tests, as well as for rear -
crash protection.
Safety In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash tests, the CX - 9 earned the top
score, Good, in frontal and side -
impact tests and Marginal in roof strength and rear -
impact tests.
Safety In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash tests, the 2012 Infiniti G37 coupe received the highest
score, Good, in frontal offset and side -
impact tests.
But the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica passed with flying colors, producing top
scores in all seven IIHS
tests including frontal
crash protection, headlights, roof strength, and side
impact strength.
In both front and side
impact crash testing, the 2002 Audi A4 received good safety
scores across the board.
With a full five - star
score from Euro NCAP
crash -
testing, safety hopefully shouldn't be an issue and the A-Class even has standard features like autonomous emergency braking and a bonnet that can pop up to help cushion a pedestrian
impact.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the Azera received a Good overall
score in the frontal
crash test and an Acceptable overall
score in the side
impact test.
US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash tests scored the Prius Good overall in frontal collisions and Good overall in side -
impact collisions in models equipped with side airbags.
The Challenger doesn't perform well in small overlap
crash testing,
scoring «Marginal» results from the IIHS, but
scored best results of Good for the moderate front overlap and side
impact test.
The CR - V was rated «Good» - the highest
score available from the IIHS - in side
impact testing, roof strength
testing, and moderate overlap front
crash testing, making it a Top Safety Pick from the organization for the 2012 and 2013 model years.
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.
In
crash tests conducted by ANCAP in 1998 to EuroNCAP regulations RHD Lanos 3dr hatchback showed poor performance,
scoring 0.31 out of 16 in offset front
crash test and 6.98 of 16 in side
impact test.
Auris
scored 100 % on side
impact and pole
crash tests to gain a total adult safety
score of 35, the highest in the class.
In government
crash tests, the Terrain earned an overall
score of four stars out of five, with four stars for overall frontal -
impact protection and five stars for side -
impact protection.
To earn this distinction, the 2015 Chrysler 200 sedan received the Illinois Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest
score of «Good» in the small overlap frontal offset, moderate overlap frontal offset, side
impact, and roof strength
crash tests.
It fared excellent in insurance industry
crash tests and generally garnered outstanding
scores on other safety performance checks in the front, side, and rear
impact and rollover categories.
In addition, the 2014 Chrysler 300 earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest
score of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset, side -
impact, and roof - strength
crash tests.
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.
The Journey received four - of - five stars in government
crash testing and
scored the highest
score of Good in moderate - overlap front -
impact, roof strength, side -
impact, and head restraint
tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
In government
crash test, the Rogue performed well, with NHTSA
scores that include a perfect 5 - star rating in the categories of driver front
impact, driver side
impact and rear passenger side
impact.
Cons: Road noise, models without side airbags
scored poorly in side
impact crash tests, no trunk release on the remote, some interior materials are not of top quality (e.g. carpet).
In the side -
impact crash tests, the 2009 - 2010 Matrix
scored five stars for the driver and four stars for the rear passenger.
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.
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash testing, the related 2016 VW Golf earned the highest
score of «Good» in the moderate - overlap and small - overlap frontal - offset
impact tests.
Crash test results combine
scores from frontal, side -
impact and rollover
crash tests.
This
score takes into account a 10.95 out of 16 rating in the frontal offset
crash test, and a
score of 14.4 out of 16 received for the side
impact test.
The 2007 Toyota Auris received five stars at the Euro NCAP
crash test and an overall
score of 35, where it managed to pull off a front -
impact score of 15 (94 %) and a side -
impact score of 18 (100 %).
The 2012 Toyota Prius c
scored a highest grade (Good) on Frontal offset
test results, Side
impact test results, Roof strength
test results and Rear
crash protection / head restraint ratings.
The 2009 F - 150 — the 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year ™ — recently earned 5 - star frontal - and 5 - star side -
impact crash -
test ratings, the highest possible
scores in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
tests.
Euro NCAP results revealed that the i30's cabin aced the frontal offset deformable barrier and side
impact crash tests, but the hatchback also
scored high in the safety assist and pedestrian protection departments.
In government
crash tests, the Volt
scored an overall rating of five stars (the highest possible), with four stars for total frontal
crash protection and five stars for side -
impact protection.
The IIHS, which compiles its own
crash test data and rates each car on a scale from GOOD to POOR, puts together its Top Safety Picks by picking the cars that
scored highest for protecting occupants from frontal, side and rear
impacts, as well offering electronic stability control as either standard or optional equipment.
Model Highlights Power retractable hardtop with glass sunroof Optional DSG 6 - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters Heated front seats Highest
scores from IIHS for front and side -
impact crash tests
The Kia Soul also did well in its most recent
crash test,
scoring the full five stars and faring very well in the head - on and side - on
impact tests, and it's also worth pointing out that all Kia Soul models come with an amazing 10 - year / 100, 000 - mile warranty.
In contrast, insurance industry
tests had poor evaluations of the GMC Canyon specifically for the Crew Cab model: in frontal offset
tests, it
scored â $ ˜Acceptableâ $ ™, in side
impact tests, it
scored â $ ˜Poorâ $ ™, and in both roof strength and rear
crash tests, it
scored â $ ˜Marginalâ $ ™.
In the side -
impact crash tests, the 2007 - 2010 FJ Cruiser
scored five stars for the front seat and five stars for the rear seat passenger protection.
In government
crash tests, the Enclave
scored a perfect five stars in both frontal and side -
impact evaluations.
This generation's regular Malibu has
scored a maximum of five stars in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
crash test program, including five stars for both front and side
impact protection.
In government
crash testing, the Grand Caravan was given an overall
score of four out of five stars, with four stars for frontal
impacts and five stars for side
impacts.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Pontiac G6 an overall Good
score in the frontal offset
crash test [3] but an Acceptable
score in the side
impact crash test even though side airbags were introduced late in the 2006 model year.