MSN Autos acquires crash test data provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). These organizations provide data for specific types of tests, which are valuable to consumers and worth observing.
NHTSA Frontal Crash Test
NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.
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Mitsubishi Montero Sport 4-Door 4x4
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Driver Front
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Passenger Front
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NHTSA Side Crash Test
NHTSA rates crash-tested vehicles by assigning them one to five stars, with five stars indicating the most injury protection and one star indicating the least protection.
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Mitsubishi Montero Sport 4-Door 4x4
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Front Side
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Rear Side
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Each vehicle’s frontal offset crashworthiness is based on performance in a 40 mph frontal offset crash test. Ratings depend on how well the structure/safety cage protects the occupant compartment, the risk of injury measured for an average-sized male, and how well the restraint system controls occupant movement.
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Good |
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A |
Acceptable |
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M |
Marginal |
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P |
Poor |
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IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Video
IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Photos
 | | Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test. |
| |  | | The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well. |
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 | | Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head made multiple hits during rebound with the B-pillar, roof rail, grab handle, and head restraint. |
| |  | | A strong safety cage helped keep the tire out of the driver footwell area, maintaining the integrity of the occupant compartment. Crumpled structure in front of the occupant compartment indicates where the crash energy was absorbed. |
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The crashworthiness data for this vehicle has been obtained from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and is protected by copyrights
and other proprietary rights. You may reproduce a copy of the data for personal use only. You may not repost, distribute, sell, publish, broadcast, or any other way commercially exploit any of the data without written permission from the Institute.
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