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 Rollover 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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A4 Avant w/SAB
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A4 w/SAB
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Rollover
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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. |
| |  | | Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test. |
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 | | 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. |
| |  | | 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 very well. |
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 | | Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the roof rail during rebound. Head acceleration from this hit was low. |
| |  | | During rebound, the dummy's head hit only the head restraint, as indicated by smeared greasepaint. |
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 | | Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. |
| |  | | Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low. The deployed driver knee airbag is clearly visible. |
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