NHTSA Releases New 2006 Crash Test and Rollover Ratings

March 30, 2006

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new crash test and/or rollover ratings for 42 model year 2006 vehicles - 16 passenger cars, 17 sport utility vehicles, four vans, and five pickups – and two early release model year 2007 sport utility vehicles.

Model Year 2006 New Crash and Rollover Test Results can be viewed in table format at the NHTSA web site.

All results, including previously tested model year vehicles, are available in searchable format at www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA's safercar.gov consumer information program uses a one to five star rating system, with five being the highest rating in both crash and rollover testing.

Front and side star ratings indicate the chance of a serious injury to the occupant.

Rollover star ratings represent the likelihood of rollover if a vehicle is involved in a single-vehicle crash.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).