Making Sense of Vehicle Safety Ratings

If you’re planning to purchase a used vehicle in the near future, it’s critical that you have all the available information that you’ll need to make an informed decision. Keep reading to learn more about the different vehicle safety ratings issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety subjects vehicles to five different crash tests that are designed to measure safety in offset, front, side and rollover crashes and issues a rating of Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues a star rating, with five stars being the best, that’s based on two crash tests and a mathematical analysis of rollover potential.

The personnel at Cassill Motors are experts when it comes to used vehicles and used vehicle safety ratings. We’ll be glad to tell you more and offer you a chance to test drive various used vehicles when you visit our convenient location here in Cedar Rapids, IA.