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, December 25, 2013

1985 Dodge Lancer NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 2,187
Driver Chest G: 38 G's
Passenger HIC: 444
Passenger Chest G: 30 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 93% Driver, 5% Passenger

1 Star Driver
5 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Friday, January 18, 1985
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1985 Dodge Colt NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 787
Driver Chest G: 42 G's
Passenger HIC: 741
Passenger Chest G: 32 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 15% Driver, 11% Passenger

4 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, January 16, 1985
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1985 Mazda RX-7 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 921
Driver Chest G: 40 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,345
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 17% Driver, 46% Passenger

4 Stars Driver
1 Star Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, January 23, 1985
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1985 Subaru DL NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,361
Driver Chest G: 57 G's
Passenger HIC: 792
Passenger Chest G: 39 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 54% Driver, 14% Passenger

1 Star Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, January 16, 1985
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1985 Buick Somerset NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,140
Driver Chest G: 34 G's
Passenger HIC: 788
Passenger Chest G: 35 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 29% Driver, 13% Passenger

3 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, January 10, 1985
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1985 Buick Electra NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,550
Driver Chest G: 50 G's
Passenger HIC: 662
Passenger Chest G: 37 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 65% Driver, 11% Passenger

1 Star Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, May 31, 1984
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

1984 Renault Alliance NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 940
Driver Chest G: 55 G's
Passenger HIC: data failure
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 28% Driver, Insufficient data for passenger

3 Stars Driver
Insufficient data for stars for passenger.

Test Date: Friday, June 22, 1984

 This concludes the posting of 1984 model year crash tests.
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