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
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Friday, September 17, 2021

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1977 Mazda GLC

Driver HIC: 894
Driver Chest G: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 690
Passenger Chest G: 35 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 19% Driver, 10% Passenger

Test Date: Unknown

Sunday, October 24, 2021

1992 Mazda MX-3 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 921
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 807
Passenger Chest G: 51 G's

3 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 25% Driver, 21% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, June 5, 1992

Thursday, February 24, 2022

1994 Mazda 626 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 485
Driver Chest G: 54 G's
Passenger HIC: 300
Passenger Chest G: 44 G's

4 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 17% Driver, 10% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, November 4, 1993

Sunday, October 24, 2021

1992 Mazda Pickup NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 535
Driver Chest G: 41 G's
Passenger HIC: 424
Passenger Chest G: 43 G's

4 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 11% Driver, 10% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, May 14, 1992

Friday, March 4, 2022

1995 Mazda Millenia NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 431
Driver Chest G: 46 G's
Passenger HIC: 202
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

4 stars Driver
5 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 11% Driver, 8% Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, August 31, 1994

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

1991 Mazda Protégé NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 779
Driver Chest G: 57 G's
Passenger HIC: 612
Passenger Chest G: 51 G's

3 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 24% Driver, 16% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, January 17, 1991

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

1983 Mazda 626 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,196
Driver Chest G: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,087
Passenger Chest G: 56 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 36% Driver, 36% Passenger

2 Stars Driver
2 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, September 14, 1983

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

1986 Mazda 323 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 802
Driver Chest G: 66 G's
Passenger HIC: 894
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 35% Driver, 17% Passenger

3 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, January 30, 1986

Friday, March 4, 2022

1995 Mazda Protege NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 846
Driver Chest G: 60 G's
Passenger HIC: 996
Passenger Chest G: unknown G's

3 stars Driver
unknown, at most 3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 29% Driver, unknown% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, November 8, 1994

Thursday, October 7, 2021

1991 Mazda MPV NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,038
Driver Chest G: 58 G's
Passenger HIC: 500
Passenger Chest G: 48 G's

3 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 35% Driver, 13% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, May 7, 1991

Friday, December 27, 2013

1987 Mazda 626 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 846
Driver Chest G: 52 G's
Passenger HIC: 801
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 22% Driver, 17% Passenger

3 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1987

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

1986 Mazda B2000 Pickup NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 1,434
Driver Chest G: 65 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,647
Passenger Chest G: 53 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 64% Driver, 72% Passenger

1 Star Driver
1 Star Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, June 4, 1985

Sunday, December 29, 2013

1989 Mazda MPV INVALIDATED NHTSA Crash Test

Note: This test was invalidated and is only being posted to say that "this test was conducted", The measurements recorded in this test carry no weight. See the 1991 MPV test on the safercar.gov web site for the most valid star rating. 

Driver HIC: 1,093
Driver Chest G: 62 G's
Passenger HIC: 351
Passenger Chest G: 52 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 41% Driver, 15% Passenger

2 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Friday, April 14, 1989

Sunday, March 6, 2022

1995 Mazda MPV NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 682
Driver Chest G: 53 G's
Passenger HIC: 768
Passenger Chest G: 53 G's

4 stars Driver
3 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 19% Driver, 21% Passenger

Test Date: Friday, January 6, 1995

Sunday, October 24, 2021

1993 Mazda 626 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 589
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 694
Passenger Chest G: 47 G's

4 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 14% Driver, 15% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1992

Friday, July 20, 2012

1980 NHTSA Crash Tests - OLD DATA


This site is not affiliated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I am just a 19 year old man posting this. Data is taken from the publicly available NHTSA Database.


NOTE: Tests were conducted on 1980 model vehicles and may or may not be accurate to other model years.

As with all years, some tests may be missing due to incomplete data. This page contains MOST 35 mph frontal NCAP crash tests done by NHTSA.


Injury likelihoods are calculated by the best of my ability and may be off by a slight amount.

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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1980 Chevrolet Citation


Driver HIC: 846
Driver Chest: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 623
Passenger Chest: 34 G's
Test Date: Monday, October 22, 1979


Severe Injury Likelihood: 18% Driver, 09% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 5 Passenger


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1980 Audi 4000


Driver HIC: 1,371
Driver Chest: 70 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,460
Passenger Chest: 45 G's
Test Date: Friday, May 9, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 64% Driver, 58% Passenger
Stars:  1 Driver,  1 Passenger


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1980 Mazda 626


Driver HIC: 1,449
Driver Chest: 101 G's (highest in NHTSA NCAP history)
Passenger HIC: 2,248
Passenger Chest: 54 G's
Test Date: Saturday, May 17, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 91% Driver, 95% Passenger
Stars:  1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Toyota Tercel


Driver HIC: 1,102
Driver Chest: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,159
Passenger Chest: 54 G's
Test Date: Friday, May 23, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 32% Driver, 37% Passenger
Stars:  3 Driver, 2 Passenger


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1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass


Driver HIC: 1,487
Driver Chest: 62 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,327
Passenger Chest: 47 G's
Test Date: Thursday, January 17, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 65% Driver, 46% Passenger
Stars:  1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Nissan 200SX


Driver HIC: 1,249
Driver Chest: 62 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,003
Passenger Chest: 44 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, May 7, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 49% Driver, 24% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 3 Passenger


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1980 FIAT Strada


Driver HIC: 860
Driver Chest: 41 G's
Passenger HIC: 941
Passenger Chest: 43 G's
Test Date: Tuesday, May 20, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 17% Driver, 21% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 3 Passenger


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1980 Honda Prelude


Driver HIC: 3,063
Driver Chest: 51 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,778
Passenger Chest: 43 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, July 2, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 100% Driver, 79% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Honda Civic


Driver HIC: 2,710
Driver Chest: 53 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,511
Passenger Chest: 46 G's
Test Date: Friday, July 11, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 99% Driver, 60% Passenger
Stars:  1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Renault Le Car


Driver HIC: 1,976
Driver Chest: 88 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,868
Passenger Chest: 53 G's
Test Date: Thursday, August 21, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 95% Driver, 84% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Dodge Mirada


Driver HIC: 958
Driver Chest: 44 G's
Passenger HIC: 960
Passenger Chest: 38 G's
Test Date: Friday, September 5, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 22% Driver, 20% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 4 Passenger


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1980 AMC Eagle


Driver HIC: 922
Driver Chest: 79 G's
Passenger HIC: 755
Passenger Chest: 60 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, September 10, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 55% Driver, 27% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 3 Passenger


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1980 Ford Thunderbird


Driver HIC: 1,001
Driver Chest: 51 G's
Passenger HIC: 997
Passenger Chest: 51 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, September 3, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 29% Driver, 29% Passenger
Stars: 3 Driver, 3 Passenger

NOTE: At the time this test was conducted, NHTSA used a pass/fail system of grading. Vehicles with HICs of 1000 or under and chest G's of 60 or under for both occupants passed. This vehicle failed because the driver's HIC score was just one point too high. The pass/fail system has been discontinued since September 1981, and the current five-star rating system was introduced in December 1993.
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1980 AMC Concord


Driver HIC: 1,078
Driver Chest: 59 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,457
Passenger Chest: 39 G's
Test Date: Monday, October 15, 1979


Severe Injury Likelihood: 37% Driver, 55% Passenger
Stars: 2 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Subaru Wagon


Driver HIC: 1,297
Driver Chest: 62 G's
Passenger HIC: 2,334
Passenger Chest: 58 G's
Test Date: Monday, November 24, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 53% Driver, 97% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 1 Passenger


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1980 Cadillac Seville


Driver HIC: 622
Driver Chest: 43 G's
Passenger HIC: 523
Passenger Chest: 35 G's
Test Date: Wednesday, June 11, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 13% Driver, 08% Passenger
Stars: 4 Driver, 5 Passenger


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1980 Chevrolet Citation


Driver HIC: 662
Driver Chest: 45 G's
Passenger HIC: 707
Passenger Chest: 40 G's
Test Date: Thursday, June 5, 1980


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


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1980 Chrysler Le Baron


Driver HIC: 1,746
Driver Chest: 55 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,297
Passenger Chest: 45 G's
Test Date: Friday, June 13, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 79% Driver, 44% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 2 Passenger


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1980 Volkswagen Rabbit


Driver HIC: 1,327
Driver Chest: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 802
Passenger Chest: 53 G's
Test Date: Monday, June 9, 1980


Severe Injury Likelihood: 47% Driver, 23% Passenger
Stars: 1 Driver, 3 Passenger


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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

30 MPH Crash Test - 1979 Mazda Pickup

Driver HIC: 3,034
Driver Chest G: 87 G's
Passenger HIC: 859
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 100% Driver, 18% Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, April 3, 1980


Fatal injuries would be nearly certain to the driver in this test.

Saturday, December 28, 2013

1988 Mazda 929 NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 273
Driver Chest G: 51 G's
Passenger HIC: 859
Passenger Chest G: 49 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 13% Driver, 20% Passenger

4 Stars Driver
4 Stars Passenger

Test Date: Thursday, April 21, 1988

Friday, September 24, 2021

1990 Mazda Miata NHTSA Crash Test

Driver HIC: 920
Driver Chest G: 59 G's
Passenger HIC: 531
Passenger Chest G: 42 G's

3 stars Driver
4 stars Passenger

Severe Injury Risk: 30% Driver, 11% Passenger

Test Date: Tuesday, November 21, 1989