WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Honda Motor Co.’s Accord received the best
possible safety rating among 2011 model-year passenger cars tested for
crashes under new U.S. evaluation standards, edging ahead of Toyota
Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. sedans.
The mid-size Accord,
Honda’s top-selling U.S. model, got an overall five-star rating,
according to results posted on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration’s website.
Of 40 models tested so far, six rated
five stars overall. The Accord is the first to get five stars in each of
three crash categories tested by NHTSA.
Transportation Secretary
Ray LaHood said last month that the ratings are aimed at boosting
overall safety and ensuring the results more accurately reflect the
crashworthiness of new cars and light trucks. Changes include the use of
female crash- test dummies for the first time, along with male
versions, to collect data about injuries to the chest, head, neck and
legs
The 2011 Accord sedan received five stars on side and frontal crashes and rollovers, according to NHTSA.
Hyundai’s
Sonata, with an overall five-star rating, scored the top score on
side-crashes and rollovers and four stars in frontal crashes, NHTSA said
last month. Toyota’s Camry, the best-selling U.S. passenger car, rated
three stars overall, earning three stars for side and frontal crashes
and four stars for rollovers.
The agency continues to test 2011
model-year cars and trucks and is adding the results as they are
complete. The results are available at www.safercar.gov.
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