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

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

1996 Mazda Miata NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 710
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 672
Passenger Chest G: 58 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 20% Driver, 24% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, January 24, 1996

1996 Acura 2.5 TL NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 740
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 628
Passenger Chest G: 48 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 16% Driver, 14% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, January 23, 1996

1996 Mitsubishi Mirage NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 516
Driver Chest G: 58 G's
Passenger HIC: 997
Passenger Chest G: 54 G's

3 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 21% Driver, 29% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, January 17, 1996

1996 Honda Civic Sedan NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 480
Driver Chest G: 46 G's
Passenger HIC: 329
Passenger Chest G: 45 G's

4 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 12% Driver, 10% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, January 9, 1996

1996 Mercury Villager NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 405
Driver Chest G: 46 G's
Passenger HIC: 861
Passenger Chest G: 51 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 11% Driver, 21% Passenger

Test Date: Monday, January 8, 1996

1996 Cadillac DeVille NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,004
Driver Chest G: 56 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,236
Passenger Chest G: 59 G's

3 stars Driver
1 star Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 31% Driver, 47% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, January 5, 1996

1996 Land Rover Discovery NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 825
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 379
Passenger Chest G: 63 G's

3 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 23% Driver, 26% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, December 6, 1995

1996 Dodge Ram Van NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 874
Driver Chest G: 55 G's
Passenger HIC: 764
Passenger Chest G: 50 G's

3 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 24% Driver, 19% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, December 5, 1995

1996 Ford Crown Victoria NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 499
Driver Chest G: 37 G's
Passenger HIC: 218
Passenger Chest G: 41 G's

5 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 8% Driver, 7% Passenger

Test Date: Monday, December 4, 1995

1996 Lexus ES 300 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 432
Driver Chest G: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 902
Passenger Chest G: 49 G's

5 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 10% Driver, 21% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, November 29, 1995

1996 Ford Mustang Convertible NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 216
Driver Chest G: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 128
Passenger Chest G: 43 G's

5 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 10% Driver, 8% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, November 22, 1995

1996 Pontiac Grand Am NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 535
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 604
Passenger Chest G: 49 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 14% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, November 17, 1995

1996 Dodge Grand Caravan NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 879
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 403
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

3 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 24% Driver, 11% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, November 8, 1995

1996 Audi A4 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 665
Driver Chest G: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 432
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

4 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 14% Driver, 9% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, November 1, 1995

1996 Dodge Neon NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 610
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 531
Passenger Chest G: 53 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 19% Driver, 16% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, October 26, 1995

1996 Ford Taurus NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 541
Driver Chest G: 44 G's
Passenger HIC: 438
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 11% Passenger

Test Date: Monday, September 18, 1995