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All but the tC earn good rear crash ratings.
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Vehicles with good rear crash ratings do a better job of preventing neck injuries in the real world.
Not exact matches
«According to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, approximately one in four of all motor vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these crashes result in a significantly higher injury rate than front or rear crashes.»
At this point, you want to prioritize crash test rating, then consider how long the seat will last for you (the Marathon will work rear facing 5 - 35 lbs and rear - facing to 65 lbs).
Safety, Reliability & Mileage Acadias built after January 2011 are Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, meaning they scored the institute's highest rating «Good» in all four crash tests the institute performs: front, side, rollover and rear, and have standard electronic stability systems.
Front and rear crash tests of the sedan received top marks of Good, while side tests produced Marginal ratings, which are second worst.
To earn the rating, cars must receive top scores of Good in front, side and rear crashes, as well as pass roof - strength tests that measure rollover protection.
Safety The 2012 A6 received a 2012 Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, reflecting Good overall ratings in the frontal - offset and side - impact crash tests, roof - strength test, and rear - impact neck - protection evaluation.
Safety The Q70 has a five - star overall crash - test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and it earned top scores of good in moderate - overlap front, side, rear and roof - strength tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
SAFETY The 2013 BMW X5 received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating of Good in front -, side - and rear - impact crash tests.
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.
To earn a Top Safety Pick + designation, vehicles must score a good rating in the moderate overlap front, side, rollover, and rear crash tests, in addition to an acceptable or good rating in the newer, more challenging small overlap front test.
The 2011 (and 2010) Ford Taurus is designated a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, meaning it scored the institute's highest rating (Good) in front, side and rear crash tests and a roof - strength test, and that it comes with a standard electronic stability system.
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Two rear autobrake systems earn the highest rating of superior, and four earn the second - highest rating of advanced in the first IIHS evaluations of rear crash prevention systems.
Rear crash protection was rated as «good».
The IIHS annually recognizes vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover and rear crashes based on good rating in a series of tests conducted by the Institute.
The International Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2013 A4 in the highest possible rating of» «good»» across the board on the frontal offset test, side impact test, roof strength test and rear crash test.
The window sticker notes the safety rating of the vehicle overall, in a front - impact crash for both driver and passenger, side impact crash for both front and rear seat occupants, and the vehicle's risk of rolling over.
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.
Safety ratings on the 2012 Chevy Colorado are mixed, with a top level «Good» rating from the International Institute of Highway Safety on frontal offset crash testing, but a «Marginal» rating on 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.
The Ridgeline pickup achieved a 5 - star Overall Vehicle Rating in the NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by scoring 5 stars in the frontal crash tests for driver and passenger, 5 stars for side crash tests for both front and rear seats, and 4 stars in the rollover test.
«Other minivans have earned good front and side ratings, but they haven't achieved a satisfactory level of rear crash protection.
HLDI studies of insurance losses have shown that rearview cameras and rear parking sensors reduce claim rates for damage to other vehicles (see «Rearview cameras reduce police - reported backing crashes,» Nov. 17, 2016).
The Saab and Volvo earn the top rating of good for protection in front, side, and rear crashes, and both models include standard electronic stability control (ESC), which research shows can help drivers avoid crashes.
In 1999, IIHS researchers analyzed more than 5,000 insurance claims and determined that drivers with head restraints with good geometric ratings were 24 percent less likely than drivers with poor - rated head restraints to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes.
Front and rear crumple zones help the 2006 Honda Civic Si achieve five - star NHTSA frontal crash ratings.
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.
For example, the 9 - 3 convertible achieves the same good front, side, and rear crash test ratings as the 4 - door sedan version.
A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints (see «Neck injury risk is lower if seats and head restraints are rated good,» March 15, 2008).
The seat / head restraints in the Optima are the only ones the Institute tested this time around that earn the top rating of good for occupant protection in rear crashes.
Under the three - tier rating scheme, models with optional or standard rear crash prevention systems are rated superior, advanced or basic.
The other 8 models are rated marginal or poor for rear crash protection.
The IIHS came up with an award program called «Top Safety Pick» in 2005 as a way to annually make news when cars received «top ratings» — not «Good» ratings, according to the timeline on the IIHS website — in the three categories the IIHS rated at that time (front, side and rear crash tests).
The ratings of good, acceptable, marginal, or poor are based on geometric measurements of head restraints and simulated crashes that together assess how well people of different sizes would be protected in a typical rear - end collision.
Fords are only models to earn top rating; most seat / head restraints provide inadequate protection against neck injuries in rear crashes
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been rated «Good», the highest possible rating, for side impact and rear crash protection.
Although the overall side crash protection still would have been rated good, with low risk of injuries to both driver and rear passenger dummies, Nissan engineers were concerned about the interference with the deployment of the side curtain airbag.
In crash tests conducted by the NHTSA, it receives four out of five stars for passenger and driver impacts and four - star ratings for front and rear side impacts.
What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.
It worked: the Cruze received the highest possible «Good» ratings in front, side, rear and rollover crash protection tests by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
As a result of its fairly encompassing array of safety features (ranging from items like hill start assist to the obligatory complement of airbags and stability systems), the Jeep Grand Cherokee was able to, in its rear - wheel drive and all - wheel drive guises respectively, secure a four and a five - star safety rating in its most recent crash test.
The Institute's Top Safety Pick award recognizes passenger vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover and rear crashes based on ratings in Institute evaluations.
However, in the Institute's rear end crash test, 2001 and later models received only a Poor rating.
IIHS rates vehicles in a moderate overlap front crash, small overlap front crash, side impact and rollover test, and evaluates seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impact collisions.
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.
Top Safety Pick recognizes vehicles that earn good ratings in four Institute crash tests: moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear.
A 2008 Institute analysis of insurance claims found that, all other factors being the same, drivers of vehicles with seat / head restraint combinations rated good in Institute evaluations were 15 percent less likely to sustain neck injuries in rear - end crashes than drivers of vehicles with poor head restraints.