Insurance Institute Safety Ratings

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Insurance institute safety ratings. We serve consumers media and professionals seeking insurance information. The insurance institute for highway safety provides vehicle ratings each year using high speed front and side crash tests to determine vehicle safety. Our new report analyses the risks in today s market and finds a threat an opportunity and an issue for the industry to address. The insurance institute for highway safety a private nonprofit organization funded by automobile insurance companies and insurance associations also tests and rates vehicles.

Moderate overlap front test results. Our safety score is based on the insurance institute for highway safety crash test ratings and the national highway traffic safety administration safety ratings. Car safety ratings for 2018 vehicles. One star is the lowest rating.

Since 1960 we have been the trusted source of unique data driven insights on insurance to inform and empower consumers. The iihs rates vehicles good acceptable marginal or poor based on performance in high speed front and side crash tests a rollover test plus evaluations of seat head restraints for protection against. Iihs safety ratings 1. The insurance institute for highway safety iihs is a u s.

The insurance institute for highway safety or iihs was formed in 1959 with and its main aim is to lower the number of motor vehicle accidents as well as the amount of injuries and property damage as a result of the vehicle crashes. Nonprofit organization funded by auto insurance companies established in 1959 and headquartered in arlington virginia it works to reduce the number of motor vehicle traffic collisions and the rate of injuries and amount of property damage in the crashes that still occur it carries out research and produces ratings for popular. Five stars is the highest. The insurance institute for highway safety iihs is an independent nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses deaths injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes.

The national highway traffic safety administration s new car assessment program ncap created the 5 star safety ratings program to provide consumers with information about the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles beyond what is required by federal law. The insurance institute for highway safety is based in arlington virginia where it conducts research and prepares reliability ratings for popular passenger vehicles. The highway loss data institute hldi shares and supports this mission through scientific studies of insurance data representing the human and economic losses resulting.