1982 Toyota Corona NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 842
Driver Chest G: 59 G's
Passenger HIC: 828
Passenger Chest G: 39 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 28% Driver, 15% Passenger

3 Star Driver
4 Star Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1982
Exactly 31 years to the day before it was posted here

Unfortunately, as of December 15, 2013, there is no video available for this test.

1982 Ford Granada NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 860
Driver Chest G's: 69 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,050
Passenger Chest G's: 48 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 39% Driver, 28% Passenger

2 Stars Driver
3 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, October 5, 1982

1982 Mazda 626 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 969

Driver Chest G: 47 G's

Passenger HIC: 1,693

Passenger Chest G: 50 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 24% Driver, 74% Passenger

3 Stars Driver

1 Star Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1982

1982 Ford LTD NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 960
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 808
Passenger Chest G: 43 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 23% Driver, 16% Passenger

3 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Friday, September 24, 1982

1982 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,170
Driver Chest G: 40 G's
Passenger HIC: 692
Passenger Chest G: 41 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 33% Driver, 12% Passenger

3 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1982

1982 NHTSA Crash Tests - Up to August 1982

I am back!

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

Oh and Merry Christmas.

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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.

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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