- Consumer Reports didn't recommend any vehicles from these 11 brands, either because of low road test scores,
poor crash test performance or questionable reliability: Fiat, Jeep, Land Rover, Alfa Romeo, Mitsubishi, Jaguar, GMC, Dodge, Mini, Cadillac and Volvo.
Not exact matches
The 2017 model year QX60 did quite well in
crash tests, with top scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety across the board (with the exception of headlight
performance, judged to be
poor).
Though the April auto issue is printed and on newsstands now, the magazine has also pulled its «recommended» ratings from the Hyundai Elantra, Mazda3, Honda Element, Mitsubishi Outlander, Suzuki Grand Vitara and Nissan Altima, all because of
poor performance in Insurance Institute
crash tests.
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.
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.
However, the small front overlap
crash test and headlight
performance are rated
Poor and there is no score for forward collision prevention.
Similarly, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) dropped its Top Safety Pick rating of the Prius c for 2015 due to its
poor performance in the tricky small overlap frontal -
crash test.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated the Toyota Prius v «
poor» for its
performance in small overlap frontal
crash testing.
The side curtain airbags in the Ford and the Mitsubishi did not deploy during the
crash tests, a factor that likely contributed to these vehicles»
poor performance.
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.
It also did not
test the Steed in a pole
crash test, noting that it «was not conducted due to its
poor performance in the frontal offset
test.»
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.
The IIHS performs side impact and rollover
crash tests and rates vehicles as
poor, marginal, acceptable, or good based on their
performances in these
tests.