This blog is not affiliated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in any way, shape, or form. Information is taken from the publicly viewable NHTSA Database. Crash tests posted on this blog were conducted between May 21, 1979 and August 17, 1989 at a speed of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour) into a solid wall with dummies restrained by the vehicle safety belt system. Tests were conducted on the model year vehicle listed in the post and may or may not be accurate for a differing model year. Injury measures are likely accurate to a plus or minus 2% range - for example, a 26% risk of injury is likely in the 24-28% range. The five star system used for 2010 and earlier crash tests is used.

Injury risk:
10% or less - 5 star rating
11% - 20% - 4 star rating
21% - 35% - 3 star rating
36% - 45% - 2 star rating
46% or more - 1 star rating

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

1994 Chevy Caprice NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 712
Driver Chest G: 52 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,058
Passenger Chest G: 63 G's

4 stars Driver
2 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 19% Driver, 41% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, May 25, 1994

1994 Nissan Quest NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 688
Driver Chest G: 52 G's
Passenger HIC: 735
Passenger Chest G: 55 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 18% Driver, 22% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, May 20, 1994

1994 Hyundai Elantra NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 575
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,602
Passenger Chest G: 56 G's

4 stars Driver
1 star Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 18% Driver, 70% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, May 18, 1994

1994 Honda Civic NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 867
Driver Chest G: 61 G's
Passenger HIC: 684
Passenger Chest G: 57 G's

3 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 30% Driver, 23% Passenger

Test Date: Monday, May 16, 1994

1994 Ford Mustang NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 473
Driver Chest G: 47 G's
Passenger HIC: 419
Passenger Chest G: 52 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 15% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, May 12, 1994

1994 Mercedes C-Class NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 647
Driver Chest G: 53 G's
Passenger HIC: 654
Passenger Chest G: 53 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 18% Driver, 18% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, March 30, 1994

1994 Volvo 850 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 434
Driver Chest G: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 421
Passenger Chest G: 58 G's

5 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 10% Driver, 20% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, March 24, 1994

1994 Chevy Van NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,027
Driver Chest G: 55 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,049
Passenger Chest G: 49 G's

3 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 32% Driver, 29% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, March 22, 1994

1994 Nissan Altima NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 564
Driver Chest G: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 906
Passenger Chest G: 54 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 24% Passenger

Test Date: Monday, March 21, 1994

1994 Toyota Previa NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 402
Driver Chest G: 58 G's
Passenger HIC: 532
Passenger Chest G: 60 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 20% Driver, 23% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, March 18, 1994

1994 Jeep Wrangler NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,260
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 726
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

2 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 42% Driver, 15% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, March 15, 1994

1994 Ford Probe NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 238
Driver Chest G: 34 G's
Passenger HIC: 538
Passenger Chest G: 45 G's

5 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 5% Driver, 12% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, March 11, 1994

1994 Toyota Camry NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 607
Driver Chest G: 51 G's
Passenger HIC: 881
Passenger Chest G: 50 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 15% Driver, 22% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, March 9, 1994

1994 Ford Escort NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 533
Driver Chest G: 47 G's
Passenger HIC: 525
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 12% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, March 9, 1994

1994 Buick Regal NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 503
Driver Chest G: 44 G's
Passenger HIC: 2,044
Passenger Chest G: 49 G's

4 stars Driver
1 star Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 12% Driver, 91% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, March 8, 1994

1994 Ford Thunderbird NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 475
Driver Chest G: 36 G's
Passenger HIC: 302
Passenger Chest G: 37 G's

5 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 8% Driver, 6% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, March 4, 1994