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2005 Rollover & Crash Test Ratings

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)

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