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NHTSA to Update 5-Star Safety Ratings System
The U.S. says it will make significant changes next year to the five-star rating system it uses to help consumers assess the safety of new cars.
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The U.S. says it will make significant changes next year to the five-star rating system it uses to help consumers assess the safety of new cars.
The overhaul by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration targets the agency’s 40-year-old New Car Assessment Program. The scheme awards performance rating for cars in front, side, rear and rollover crashes.
But the NCAP tests haven’t kept pace with advances in vehicle safety. Last year NHTSA collected public comments about the ratings. The agency plans to introduce new test procedures and technologies, update its vehicle labeling system and introduce more sophisticated crash-test dummies.
NHTSA says it will seek a new round of comments next year about its proposed upgrades.
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