1981 Crash Tests - OLD DATA

1981 Crash Tests
Once again, this contains MOST crash tests, but not all of them. Injury measures are accurate to about a 2% range. I am not affiliated with the NHTSA. Tests were conducted on 1981 model year vehicles and may or may not be accurate for a differing model year.

UPDATE DECEMBER 30, 2013 - These tests are being re-posted. Injury likelihoods are being re-calculated, and the later calculations should be judged to be more accurate than the calculations in this post. 
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1981 Ford Escort

Driver HIC: 618
Driver Chest: 50 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,011
Passenger Chest: 40 G's
Test Date: Friday, October 10, 1980

Severe Injury Likelihood: 17% Driver, 23% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 3 Passenger

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1981 Plymouth Horizon

Driver HIC: 606
Driver Chest: 50 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,733
Passenger Chest: 58 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, October 14, 1980

Severe Injury Likelihood: 17% Driver, 79% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 1 Passenger

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1981 Toyota Starlet

Driver HIC: 1,765
Driver Chest: 68 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,295
Passenger Chest: 44 G's
Test Date: Friday, February 27, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 84% Driver, 43% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 2 Passenger

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1981 Toyota Cressida

Driver HIC: 1,995
Driver Chest: 58 G's
Passenger HIC: 525
Passenger Chest: 50 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 89% Driver, 15% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 4 Passenger
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1981 Chrysler Imperial

Driver HIC: 977
Driver Chest: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 590
Passenger Chest: 32 G's
Test Date: Monday, February 23, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 26% Driver, 8% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1981 Honda Civic

Driver HIC: 607
Driver Chest: 41 G's
Passenger HIC: 492
Passenger Chest: 34 G's
Test Date: Friday, August 14, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 12% Driver, 7% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1981 Audi 5000

Driver HIC: 1,301
Driver Chest: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 928
Passenger Chest: 42 G's
Test Date: Friday, June 12, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 51% Driver, 19% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 4 Passenger

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1981 Renault 18

Driver HIC: 1,604
Driver Chest: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,747
Passenger Chest: 35 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 67% Driver, 76% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 1 Passenger

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1981 AMC Spirit

Driver HIC: 703
Driver Chest: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 652
Passenger Chest: 32 G's
Test Date: Thursday, August 13, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 14% Driver, 9% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1981 Volkswagen Jetta

Driver HIC: 1,290
Driver Chest: 68 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,152
Passenger Chest: 53 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, July 22, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 63% Driver, 36% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 2 Passenger

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1981 Dodge Challenger

Driver HIC: 825
Driver Chest: 68 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,647
Passenger Chest: 44 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 30% Driver, 71% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 1 Passenger

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