Finding Credible Safety Rating Sources for All Vehicles

There are many places you can look to try and find car safety ratings on a specific vehicle, but is particularly harder with used cars or older models. Luckily our dealership near Tampa knows and uses credible sources when it comes to vehicle safety. We are committed to providing the best quality inventory and service. With the following sources below, data and information is readily available when searching for that older car model.

National Safety Organizations

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

• An independent non-profit organization in science and education, the IIHS spends their time evaluating safety measures to prevent road crashes. Particularly, they are committed to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage when dealing with automobiles.
• The Highway Loss Data Institute is combined with the above. It uses insurance data to scientifically study human and economic losses by specifically vehicle ownership and operation.
• For 2012, the IIHS measured the top safety picks by a vehicle’s “good, acceptable, marginal, or poor” results in various crash tests.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Under the U.S. Department of Transportation, the NHTSA is responsible for safety programs enacted by various Safety Acts. They set safety and performance standards for automobiles to reduce death, injury, and economic loss in car crashes.
• They examine and apply various vehicle safety topics such as safety defects, set and impose fuel economy standards, endorse seat belts, airbags, and more.
• They publish information on their website on auto issues, recent research and data, laws and regulations, and driving safety.

Car Safety Conferences

• NHTSA hosts an international Enhanced Safety of Vehicles conference. By looking up keynotes or press releases at these kinds of conferences, you get safety ratings right at the source¾ safety experts. Conferences also have rich information in statistics and awards. When looking for an older vehicle safety rating, it’s good to research one of these conferences in the year it was released.

For all Used Models, Come to Cox Auto

Cox Auto uses reliable safety sources when it comes to our used car inventory. Each vehicle is inspected before going onto the lot. Speak to our certified technicians and go over all our safety features with any car you see. Click here for directions to our Tampa area Cox Auto dealership and we look forward to seeing you!