Cars with the smallest risk of fatal accidents
Top safest cars.
The American insurance Institute for highway safety (IIHS) released its annual ranking of the mortality of drivers on U.S. roads. According to the study experts found that in some cars the risk of death is higher and which lower.
As noted by IIHS, in recent years there has been a downward trend in deaths on the roads of America due not only to regulatory security measures, but by increasing the safety design of modern vehicles.
As in previous reports, Institute of current study showed that the mortality rate for drivers is higher in small cars, which according to experts are the most dangerous.
Thus, among the 10 most dangerous cars (with high mortality), five models are runabouts and three models to the small car.
But this is not surprising since well-known fact that small cars don’t protect occupants, as do larger vehicles.
Therefore, the presence in the Top most dangerous cars small cars predictable.
It is also worth noting that according to the study, the greatest mortality was noted in 4-door small car, when in 4-door AWD luxury SUV, the mortality rate is at a minimum value.
On the basis of a report by the American insurance Institute for highway safety (IIHS), we offer you the Top safest cars, the assessment of which was made on the basis of mortality rates in all registered traffic accidents in the United States.
Please note that the IIHS study included a car release of 2014. Also, in a separate analysis hit vehicle, released from 2012 to 2015.
In some cars there is less risk to die?
According to research by the IIHS, the safest cars can be considered as vehicles that have less than 8 deaths of drivers per 1 million registered vehicles. Here is a list of the safest cars:
The lowest death rate of drivers
In the final list of the safest cars mainly composed of premium cars and luxury crossovers. Many models are officially presented in the Russian market. So the Russian motorists will be interested to know what are the cars available are the safest on the probability of the risk to die in an accident.
Audi A6 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Audi Q7 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
BMW 535i 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Jeep Cherokee 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
The Lexus CT 200h
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Lexus RX 350 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Mazda CX-9 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Mercedes-Benz M-class 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Volkswagen Tiguan 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Ford Explorer 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the United States: 0
Mercedes-Benz E-class sedan 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 4
Audi Q5 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 7
Chevrolet Suburban 1500 2WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 7
Mercedes-Benz GLK-class 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 7
Nissan Pathfinder 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 7
Toyota Venza 4WD
The total number of deaths to drivers per million registered vehicles in the US: 7
What cars are most unsafe?
According to the IIHS report, the most dangerous cars are models with more than 58 deaths in road accidents per 1 million registered vehicles.
Cars with the highest risk of death
Unfortunately, in the ranking of the most unsafe vehicles, in which a large risk of loss in the event of an accident, got a lot of mass segment cars represented not only in the USA but also in Russia. Yes, of course, this rating does not reflect the actual level of safety or security of any vehicle, because it does not take into account the results of the crash tests. But, nevertheless, the ratio of deaths per 1 million registered vehicles speaks volumes. In the first place about the real security of the vehicle for the driver and passenger in the event of an accident.
The number of cases of death of a driver in a million
registered vehicles
Hyundai Accent седан104
Kia Rio седан102
Scion тС101
Chevrolet Spark96
Nissan Versa95
Ford Fiesta седан83
Kia Soul82
Dodge Challenger81
Nissan Titan73
Nissan Sentra72
Ford Focus седан68
Chrysler 20067
Hyundai Genesis купе67
Ford Fiesta63
Hyundai Accent63
Mitsubishi Lancer 2WD63
Volkswagen Golf63
Chevrolet Impala60
Dodge Avenger 2WD60
Ford Mustang кабриолет60
Nissan Maxima59
Details about the report can be read here.