Crash tests

Mercedes Citan vans recalled over faulty airbags

May 6, 2013 16:10 CET
Daimler is recalling 3,500 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans in Europe because of faulty airbags. The Citan is a derivative of the Renault Kangoo and recently scored only three out of five stars in an NCAP test.... Read More »

 

Honda, Volvo models get high marks in new overlap crash tests

4:05 pm U.S. ET | March 7, 2013
Safety enhancements helped Honda and Volvo earn top safety picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2013 Honda Civic, the first small car to achieve a “good” rating in the institute's new small overlap test, was fortified with the second generation of Honda's advanced compatibility body (ACE II) structure. The two- and four-door models both earned the rating.... Read More »

 

Honda Accord, Suzuki Kizashi rate highest on new crash test; 2 Toyotas rated poor

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 20, 2012
Thirteen mid-sized cars have earned high marks on the insurance industry's newest frontal-crash test, but a pair of Toyota models tested fared worse than the rest. The IIHS gave a good rating to the four-door Honda Accord and the Suzuki Kizashi, and an acceptable rating to 11 more mid-sized cars.... Read More »

 

NEWS ANALYSIS

Why carmakers insisted on male crash-test dummies

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 25, 2012
Beginning with 2011 model-year vehicles, federal regulators have required automakers to use petite female crash dummies in frontal automotive crash tests. Several news outlets have picked this story up. Yet they haven't recognized that it's part of a longer struggle in business-government relations -- and the product of a long-held cultural resistance to considering gender differences in design.... Read More »

 

New Insurance Institute crash test trips several upscale models

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012
Several 2012 upscale vehicles that meet all existing safety regulations have been dinged in a new crash safety test that mimics small overlap head-on collisions. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 11 mid-sized luxury and near-luxury cars, but only two of the vehicles — the Acura TL and Volvo S60 — achieved “good” ratings on the institute's small frontal overlap test. The Infiniti G earned an “acceptable” rating.... Read More »