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The performance of the Jetta in these tests plus its acceptable rating for seat / head restraint design in rear impact tests make it the top - rated car overall in the inexpensive midsize class.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Crashworthiness evaluations for seven new or redesigned midsize car models reflect performance in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's front, side, and rear impact tests.

All six garnered a Top Safety Pick rating (without the Plus), however, because they earned a «good score» in front, side, rollover and rear impact tests.

Based on the Institute's front, side, and rear impact tests, the Malibu with optional side airbags and Volkswagen's new Jetta with standard side airbags are the Institute's two highest rated moderately priced midsize cars overall.

These results show some improvement since the Institute began rear impact tests of seat / head restraints in 2004.

Azera meets the Top Safety Pick rating criteria by earning good ratings in a front and side crash test, rear impact test assessing whiplash protection and a roof strength test to measure occupant protection in rollover crashes.

The MiTo has seven airbags as standard, [25] and received a «good» or green result from the first ever Euro NCAP rear impact test (whiplash).

The frequency of whiplash and its cost to European society has motivated Euro NCAP to integrate a new rear impact test into its crash test programme.

Using a new dynamic test and a dummy designed especially for rear impact testing, IIHS has rated 73 seat / head restraint combinations available in 63 car models sold in the U.S. market.

Today, Euro NCAP releases the results for seats put through the organisation's first ever round of rear impact testing.

Not exact matches

The Test focuses on forward and rear impacts, particularly at very high speeds.

They properly installed the car seats and then conducted 12 rear impact crash tests of moderate the severity with dummies strapped into the car seats, measuring how each crash would affect each body part.

The new body structure is 25 percent stiffer than the old E46 3 - series, the main goal being to enhance crash performance, particularly in the new federal 50 - mph, rear - end offset crash and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety side - impact test.

The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the A6 its highest rating of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset, side - impact and roof - strength tests, while the A6's seat and head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.

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.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

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.

With top marks in front, side and rear - impact tests, the X5 earned a Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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.

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.

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.

It scored Acceptable in roof strength and Marginal in rear - impact testing.

The S70 scored five out of five stars for front impact protection for driver and front passenger in the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety testing, [113] and four out of five stars for driver and rear passenger side impact protection.

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 Dart scored very well in the rollover, rear, side and moderate - overlap frontal impact tests.

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.

Winners of the gold award have earned good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset and side impact tests, and their seat / head restraints are rated good for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this one.

Protection in side impacts improves, but most cars tested still afford marginal or poor protection in rear crashes

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.

Side tests were added in 2003 and rear tests in 2004 (see «New 1996 Taurus tops competition in crashworthiness evaluation,» Dec. 2, 1995, Status Report special issue: side impact crashworthiness, June 28, 2003, and Status Report special issue: protection against neck injury in rear crashes, Nov. 20, 2004).

Seats and head restraints with geometry rated good or acceptable are tested in a simulated rear impact conducted on a sled.

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The two vehicles that earned top ratings in front and side tests were rated too low (marginal) for protection in rear impacts.

Now 22 small models, including those the Institute tested previously, earn the award with tougher requirements including a roof strength test, an ESC requirement to help drivers avoid crashes, and a higher bar for rear impact protection.

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The only negative points noted by the testers were that one of the rear doors opened during the side - impact test and that the windscreen pillars provided poor protection for a pedestrian's head.

In IIHS testing, the Equinox received the highest possible rating of «Good» in all three categories, and a top - rating of «Good» when it comes to the whiplash protection in rear impacts.

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.

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.

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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.

The ratings in each category are based on the following tests: frontal impact at 64km / h, Car - to - car side impact at 50km / h, Pole side impact at 29km / h, Whiplash from rear end impact and pedestrian protection, and evaluation of the Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

The four tests include front - and rear - into - flat - barrier plus two localized impacts, front - into - angle - barrier and rear - into - pole.

In the side impact test, it received 5 stars for front passenger protection, and 5 stars rear passenger protection.

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.