Whether you’re thinking of buying a new car or just doing some research on your current one, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has a Web site that can help in several ways.
Easy Access to Safety Ratings
One of the site’s most convenient features is the 5 Star Crash Test and Rollover Ratings search engine. This online database lets you look up a vehicle by make, model and year to quickly access its safety rating. Ratings are based on a one- to five-star scale, with five being the highest. Since online test results go all the way back to 1990, this can also be the “go-to” place for those seeking information on used vehicles.
The ratings are determined by:
1. Frontal crash test: Crash-test dummies representing an average-sized adult are placed in driver and front passenger seats and secured with the vehicle’s seat belts. Vehicles are crashed into a fixed barrier at 35 mph, which is equivalent to a head-on collision between two similar vehicles each moving at 35 mph.
2. Side crash test: Crash-test dummies representing an average-sized adult are...
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