New Car Assessment Program - Ratings, 2011-2025

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. New Car Assessment Program - Ratings, 2011-2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239731V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title New Car Assessment Program - Ratings, 2011-2025
Summary:  View help for Summary
NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program conducts crash tests to determine how well a vehicle protects its occupants during a crash, and rollover resistance tests to determine the risk of a vehicle rolling over in a single-vehicle crash. Also, NCAP conducts advanced driver assistance system tests to determine how well the system avoids a crash.   

Crashworthiness
  • Test data obtained from the crashworthiness and rollover tests are used to generate safety ratings for each vehicle, which are included on a label required to be placed on each new vehicle at the point of sale. A rating of five stars indicates the highest safety rating, whereas a one star indicates the lowest rating.
Crash Avoidance
  • Data collected from the program’s crash avoidance tests are used to provide safety technology recommendations based on system performance. 
The star ratings information and safety technology recommendations provide consumers with important vehicle safety information to help them make informed purchasing decisions. All tests are conducted under controlled conditions at laboratories contracted by NHTSA. 



Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets-and-apis

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms automobiles; product safety
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2011 – 2025
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) experimental data; observational data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation vehicles

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