1982 NHTSA Crash Tests - Up to August 1982

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I am not affiliated with NHTSA. Injury measures are likely accurate to a 2% range. This page contains most crash tests and may or may not contain all 1982 model year NHTSA tests. Tests were conducted on 1982 model year vehicles and may or may not be accurate for a differing model year. Now that we got that boilerplate out of the way, let's get to the crash test results!

Unfortunately, the star ratings from my old source were taken off the internet, so I am using a general estimation of star ratings based on the following chart. When I find a new source for pre-1990 star ratings, I will update this post as needed. Some borderline cases may be off a star, due to my 2% range accuracy - e.g. a vehicle listed as a 21% injury "3 star" is likely 19-23% injury risk, and could be a 4 star if the risk is truly 19-20%.

10% or less risk of severe injury - 5 stars.
11-20% - 4 stars
21-35% - 3 stars
36-45% - 2 stars
46% or more - 1 star

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1982 Ford EXP

Driver HIC: 764
Driver Chest: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,155
Passenger Chest: 43 G's
Test Date: Thursday, June 18, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 18% Driver, 32% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 3 Passenger
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1982 Ford Escort

Driver HIC: 1,809
Driver Chest: 56 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,114
Passenger Chest: 50 G's
Test Date: Thursday, October 22, 1981

Severe Injury Likelihood: 83% Driver, 32% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 3 Passenger

This test was invalidated. See the June 15, 1982 test for valid test results on this vehicle.

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1982 Volvo DL

Driver HIC: 550
Driver Chest: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 381
Passenger Chest: 48 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1982

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

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1982 Dodge Omni

Driver HIC: 639
Driver Chest: 58 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,703
Passenger Chest: 43 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 23% Driver, 74% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 1 Passenger

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1982 Volkswagen Scirocco

Driver HIC: 1,482
Driver Chest: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 683
Passenger Chest: 37 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 62% Driver, 12% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 4 Passenger

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1982 Saab 900

Driver HIC: 734
Driver Chest: 39 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,166
Passenger Chest: 34 G's
Test Date: Thursday, April 22, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 12% Driver, 30% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 3 Passenger

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1982 Chevy Camaro

Driver HIC: 563
Driver Chest: 31 G's
Passenger HIC: 577
Passenger Chest: 31 G's
Test Date: Friday, June 4, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 7% Driver, 8% Passenger
Stars: 5 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1982 Chevy Celebrity

Driver HIC: 478
Driver Chest: 35 G's
Passenger HIC: 395
Passenger Chest: 22 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 8% Driver, 4% Passenger
Stars: 5 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1982 Ford Escort

Driver HIC: 950
Driver Chest: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,070
Passenger Chest: 38 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 23% Driver, 24% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 3 Passenger

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1982 Dodge 400

Driver HIC: 520
Driver Chest: 44 G's
Passenger HIC: 756
Passenger Chest: 40 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 12% Driver, 14% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 4 Passenger

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1982 Toyota Celica

Driver HIC: 702
Driver Chest: 35 G's
Passenger HIC: 530
Passenger Chest: 47 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, June 2, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 12% Driver, 14% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 4 Passenger

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1982 Honda Accord

Driver HIC: 500
Driver Chest: 47 G's
Passenger HIC: 403
Passenger Chest: 29 G's
Test Date: Thursday, June 17, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 13% Driver, 5% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 5 Passenger

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1982 Datsun Stanza

Driver HIC: 974
Driver Chest: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 879
Passenger Chest: 39 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 24% Driver, 16% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 4 Passenger

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1982 Renault Fuego

Driver HIC: 3,768
Driver Chest: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 2,484
Passenger Chest: 36 G's
Test Date: Friday, July 30, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 100% Driver, 98% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 1 Passenger

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1982 Volkswagen Quantum

Driver HIC: 1,354
Driver Chest: 53 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,194
Passenger Chest: 42 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, August 4, 1982

Severe Injury Likelihood: 51% Driver, 34% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 3 Passenger

Tests conducted from September 1982 on will be in individual posts, with video when possible.