New 2005 Crash Test Results from NHTSA
The
U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new crash test
results for selected model year 2005 vehicles. The agency
also released new rollover ratings for several 2005 pickups.
All results, including previously tested vehicles, are available
at the agency's web site: www.safercar.gov.
The
2005 Subaru Outback sport utility vehicle was the only vehicle
in the latest group to earn the top rating of five-stars
for all seating positions in frontal and side impact crash
tests. The 2005 Chrysler 300, and its corporate twin the
Dodge Magnum, received the highest scores for a passenger
car - five-stars for frontal crash in both seating positions
and four-stars and five-stars, respectively, for side impact
crash in the driver and rear seating positions. NHTSA's
consumer information program uses a one-to-five star rating
system, with five being the highest. Star ratings reflect
a vehicle's ability to protect the driver and passenger
in a crash.
In
rollover testing, the highest rated pickups were the 2005
Dodge Ram 4x2, the Chevrolet Colorado 4x4, and its corporate
twin, the GMC Canyon 4x4, each receiving four-stars, a 17.9
percent chance of rollover, if involved in a single-vehicle
crash. NHTSA uses both a five-star scale and a percent chance
of rollover to rate a vehicle on its likelihood of rollover
in a single vehicle crash.
New
2005 ratings for frontal impact are available for the Chrysler
300 four-door, Dodge Magnum four-door, Dodge Ram pickup,
Nissan Altima four-door, Pontiac Vibe four-door, Subaru
Outback utility vehicle, Toyota Corolla four-door and Toyota
Matrix four-door.
New
model year 2005 ratings for side impact are available for
the Ford Focus two-door, Subaru Outback utility vehicle
and Toyota Corolla four-door.
New
model year 2005 ratings for rollover are available for the
Chevrolet Colorado 4x2 pickup, Chevrolet Colorado 4x4 pickup,
Dodge Ram 4x2 pickup, Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup, Ford Freestar
van, Ford Ranger 4x2 pickup and Ford Ranger 4x4 pickup,
GMC Canyon 4x2 pickup, GMC Canyon 4x4 pickup, Mazda B-Series
4x2 pickup, and Mazda B-Series 4x4 pickup.
Model
Year 2005 New Crash Test Results |
Make
and Model |
Curb
Weight (lbs) |
Class/Size |
Front
Driver |
Front
Pass |
Side
Driver |
Side
Rear Pass |
Chrysler
300 4-DR |
3710 |
PC/H |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Dodge
Magnum1 4-DR |
3710 |
PC/H |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Dodge
Ram 1500 2-DR |
4500 |
Pickup |
5 |
5 |
NT |
NT |
Ford
Focus 2-DR Hatchback |
2630 |
PC/C |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4! |
Nissan
Altima 4-DR |
3142 |
PC/Me |
5 |
5 |
TBT |
TBT |
Pontiac
Vibe2 4-DR |
2806 |
PC/C |
5 |
4 |
UR |
UR |
Subaru
Outback 4-DR |
3470 |
SUV |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Toyota
Corolla 4-DR |
2597 |
PC/C |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Toyota
Matrix 4-DR |
2806 |
PC/C |
5 |
4 |
UR |
UR |
PC
= Passenger Car (H=Heavy, 3500 lbs or greater;
Me=Medium, 3000-3499 lbs;
C=Compact, 2500-2999 lbs;
L=Light, 2000-2499 lbs;
Mi=Mini, 1500-1999 lbs)
TBT = To Be Tested
SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle
NT = Not tested
! = High likelihood of head injury (visit safercar.gov for
more details)
UR = Under review
1 = Corporate twin of Chrysler
300 4-DR
2 = Corporate twin of the Toyota
Matrix 4-DR
Model
Year 2005 New Rollover Results |
Make
and Model |
Class |
Rollover
Star Rating |
Percent
Chance of Rollover3 |
Dynamic
Test Result (Tip/No tip) |
Chevrolet
Colorado 4x2 |
Pickup |
4 |
18.5 |
No
tip |
Chevrolet
Colorado 4x4 |
Pickup |
4 |
17.9 |
No
tip |
Dodge
Ram 1500 4x2 |
Pickup |
4 |
17.9 |
No
tip |
Dodge
Ram 1500 4x4 |
Pickup |
4 |
19.8 |
No
tip |
Ford
Freestar |
Van |
4 |
14.7 |
No
tip |
Ford
Ranger 4x2 |
Pickup |
3 |
21.9 |
No
tip |
Ford
Ranger 4x4 |
Pickup |
2 |
30.6 |
No
tip |
GMC
Canyon4 4x2 |
Pickup |
4 |
18.5 |
No
tip |
GMC
Canyon5 4x4 |
Pickup |
4 |
17.9 |
No
tip |
Mazda
B-Series6 4x2 |
Pickup |
3 |
21.9 |
No
tip |
Mazda
B-Series7 4x4 |
Pickup |
2 |
30.6 |
No
tip |
3 = If involved in a single-vehicle crash
4 =
Corporate twin of Chevrolet Colorado 4x2
5 = Corporate twin of Chevrolet Colorado 4x4
6 = Corporate twin of Ford Ranger 4x2
7 = Corporate twin of Ford Ranger 4x4
None
of these vehicles were tested with Electronic Stability
Control (ESC).
(Source: NHTSA) |