Federal 5-Star Safety Ratings from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Ratings cover frontal, side, and rollover crash tests for US-market vehicles and are shown exactly as published by NHTSA. Crash test ratings are US-only; recall data on this site also covers Canada.
3,269 crash-rated vehicles across 37 makes.
Skip to browse by makeThe 5-Star Safety Ratings are produced by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). NHTSA crash-tests new vehicles and rates each one from one to five stars, where five stars represents the strongest performance in NHTSA's tests. A vehicle earns an overall rating along with separate scores for frontal crash, side crash, and rollover resistance. Major League Recalls shows every rating exactly as NHTSA publishes it, without adding any grade, score, or buyer verdict of our own.
A head-on test into a fixed barrier at 35 mph that measures injury risk to the driver and front passenger.
A side barrier test and a side pole test that simulate being struck by another vehicle or hitting a pole or tree.
An estimate of how likely a vehicle is to tip over in a single-vehicle crash, based on its design and a maneuver test.
Crash test ratings, recalls, and owner complaints answer different questions. A crash test rating reflects how a vehicle performed in NHTSA's controlled laboratory tests before it reached buyers. A recall is issued when a manufacturer or regulator identifies a specific safety defect that needs a free repair. Owner complaints are real-world reports filed by drivers after they bought the vehicle. Reading all three together gives a fuller picture than any one of them alone.
Coverage differs by country. The 5-Star Safety Ratings and owner complaints on this site come from NHTSA and cover U.S.-market vehicles only. Recall data covers both the United States and Canada, drawn from NHTSA and Transport Canada. Canada does not publish its own star-rating program, so NHTSA ratings are the closest reference for Canadian shoppers comparing similar models.
A higher star rating is most meaningful when comparing vehicles of similar size and weight. NHTSA cautions against comparing star ratings across very different size classes, since a larger, heavier vehicle generally fares better in a collision regardless of its rating. We present the ratings as published and leave the comparison to you.
The 5-Star Safety Ratings come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). NHTSA crash-tests vehicles and rates them from one to five stars, where five stars indicates the best performance in NHTSA's tests. A vehicle receives separate ratings for frontal crash, side crash, and rollover resistance, plus an overall rating that combines them.
The frontal crash rating reflects a head-on test into a fixed barrier at 35 mph, measuring the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger. The side crash rating combines a side barrier test and a side pole test that simulate being struck by another vehicle or hitting a tree or pole. The rollover rating estimates the risk of a vehicle tipping over in a single-vehicle crash. Each rating is shown exactly as published by NHTSA, with no adjustment.
The 5-Star Safety Ratings on this site are produced by NHTSA and cover U.S.-market vehicles only. Canada does not run its own equivalent star-rating program; Transport Canada focuses on regulatory standards and recalls. Because the same models are often sold in both countries with similar structures, NHTSA ratings can still be a useful reference for Canadian shoppers, but they are not an official Canadian rating.
NHTSA does not test every vehicle, trim, or model year. Testing is resource-intensive, so some vehicles are never rated, and ratings can also vary by body style or drivetrain within the same model. When a vehicle has not been tested, no star rating is shown. The absence of a rating is not a safety judgment; it simply means NHTSA has not published results for that vehicle.
Star ratings reflect how a vehicle performed in NHTSA's specific crash tests; they are most meaningful when comparing vehicles of similar size and weight. NHTSA cautions that ratings should not be used to compare vehicles across very different size classes, because a larger, heavier vehicle generally has physics on its side in a collision. Major League Recalls shows the ratings as published and does not assign its own grade or buyer verdict.
