The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute is an American nonprofit organization. It was established in 1959, and it is noted for its safety reviews of vehicles in vari
Interior of the IIHS' Vehicle Research Crash Hall
Frontal moderate overlap crash test of a 2019 Subaru Ascent
The 2007 Ford Edge passed this test with the institute's highest rating, "Good". The tested Edge is displayed at the institute's headquarters as an example of a standout performer in a frontal offset crash.
The 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport had significantly worse performance in frontal offset crash test according to then-institute head Brian O'Neill compared to other contemporary minivans. One of the tested Trans Sports is displayed at the institute's headquarters.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on automobile safety regulations.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
…frontal impact rating. The moderate overlap test (formerly frontal offset test), introduced in January 1995, differs from that of the U.S. government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) in that its tests are offset. The NHTSA standards require vehicles to provide no injuries to occupants after…
NHTSA is housed in the USDOT headquarters at the Navy Yard (Washington, D.C.) in Washington, D.C.
Consumer information label for a vehicle with NCAP rating