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Rating calculator Side. The purpose of this calculator is to facilitate the overall evaluation of side impact crashes according to the Institute's published protocols and guidelines. Criteria are based on the Institute's latest practices and are subject to change.
Vehicle ratings. IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. Start typing a make and/or model, and a list of choices will appear.
The NHTSA puts vehicles through four separate tests before giving their rating, while the IIHS administers six tests. For the IIHS Top Safety Pick, vehicles must score near-top ratings in five of these tests, obtaining at least an "acceptable" ranking in their headlights category.
5 gru 2021 · In order to be named a Top Safety Pick or a Top Safety Pick+, a vehicle must score Good ratings in all crash test scenarios. The Moderate Overlap Frontal Test is the primary IIHS crash test scenario. Unlike the NHTSA, the IIHS test involves the car hitting the edge of a stationary barricade head-on at 40 mph.
27 lut 2021 · Here's how vehicles like the Mazda 3, Nissan Rogue, and Ford Explorer earn top NHTSA and IIHS safety ratings.
18 mar 2024 · Curious about what earns a vehicle an IIHS Top Safety Pick? We explain the institute's testing procedure and criteria to answer all your questions. What do the IIHS’ safety ratings mean?
Recommended procedures for evaluating occupant injury risk from deploying side airbags July 2003; Prepared by the Side Airbag Out-of-Position Injury Technical Working Group (A joint project of Alliance, AIAM, AORC, and IIHS)
