Vehicle Research

This score for the luxury crossover SUV adds to its 2013 Top Safety Pick rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tags: airbags, NHTSA, Buick, five-star ratings, Buick Enclave, 2013-MY

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awards the 2013 Ford Focus Electric a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing.

Tags: airbags, NHTSA, crash tests, Ford Focus Electric, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, Ford Motor Co., electric vehicle

The 2013 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid received the top Overall Vehicle Score in NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, which combines vehicle performance in frontal and side-impact crash tests and resistance to rollover.

Tags: Ford Motor Co., Ford Fusion, Ford Fusion Hybrid, NHTSA, five-star ratings, 2013-MY

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests how vehicles perform in front and side crash tests, and evaluates vehicles for their rollover resistance.

Tags: Audi, NHTSA, 5-star rating, 2013-MY, Audi A4, Audi S4

Chrysler Group LLC’s new compact sedan recorded 5-star results in the NHTSA test in both overall frontal and side impacts.

Tags: Dodge, NHTSA, 5-star rating, Chrysler, 2013-MY, Dodge Dart

The Nissan Altima comes equipped with a variety of standard safety features, including the Nissan Advanced Air Bag System and the Tire Pressure Monitoring System with Easy Fill Tire Alert.

Tags: Nissan, NHTSA, five-star ratings, Nissan Altima, 2013-MY, New Car Assessment Program

In the newly developed small overlap frontal crash test, 25% of a car's front end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.

Tags: IIHS, NHTSA, 2012-MY, Volvo S60, Acura TL

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2010 Relative Collision Insurance Cost Information Booklet shows more Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles lead their segments for the lowest collision insurance cost than any other automaker.

Tags: NHTSA