2.3.3) Is the RAV4 safe?
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This article is from the Toyota RAV4 FAQ, by Ralph Becker with numerous contributions by others.
2.3.3) Is the RAV4 safe?
Crash testing of vehicles is done by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Agency (NHTSA) <http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/>.
The following was summarized from their web site information; go
there for complete details.
The RAV4's crash test performance was about average. Cars are tested
against other cars in their size and weight class. The RAV4 rated
3 Stars (out of 5), indicating a 21 to 35 percent chance of serious
injury in a head-on 35 MPH crash with a similar vehicle. These
overall results combine the head and chest injury measurements,
and the same rating was given to both the driver and front-seat
passenger.
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