Vehicle safety ratings are one of the factors that you should consider when you are purchasing a new vehicle. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration performs a variety of tests in order to ensure that the vehicle is safe. They are tested in rollover crashes, side impact crashes, side barrier crashes and frontal crashes. The higher the safety rating is, the better. The lowest rating that a vehicle can get is a one. The highest rating that a vehicle can get is a five.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not consider the driver assistive technology that a vehicle has in its ratings. However, they strongly recommend that people choose a vehicle that has those types of technologies. Lane departure warning, which will let you know if you have drifted, is an example of such a feature. Some vehicles also have forward collision warning.
