Honda Accord Safety Ratings

8 messages, Last post on Nov 02, 2009 at 3:26 PM

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#7 of 8 2010 Accord Rear Side Crash Rating by drewnyc Oct 09, 2009 (7:03 am)
Why is no one talking about the Accord's three (3) star rear side impact crash rating - that seems like a really danger. no? Does this mean I should buy a Camry instead
#8 of 8 Safety by m11stephen Nov 02, 2009 (3:26 pm)
The NHTSA side impact test simulates a medium sized passenger car slamming into the side of a car at 38.5mph. The IIHS test simulates a SUV or Pick-up slamming into the side of a car at 31mph. Something like 97% of cars get 4 or 5 stars in the NHTSA test so three stars is very low. I would take the IIHS rating more seriously than the NHTSA rating but ideally you want a car that does well in both tests. Usually if a car does well in the IIHS tests it will do well in the NHTSA tests. I would look at a car like the Camry that does well in both tests.