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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but wanted to clarify a couple things!
The NHTSA test is very easy to do well in - 5 stars (with occasional 4 for rollover) is super common.
What isn't easy to do well in is the IIHS tests - they have a small overlap test (25% coverage only) on driver and passenger sides that were very difficult to do well on.
Here, the model S only gets an "Acceptable" rating on the driver's side, while the passenger side hasn't been tested. Its headlights are also rated as poor: https://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/ve...hatchback/2017
The Model 3 also hasn't been crash tested but the headlights are only rated acceptable for the time being. https://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/ve...3-4-door-sedan |
Very few cars get a good rating on headlights from IIHS. The only car in the Model 3's class (Midsize Luxury Car) to get a good rating for headlights was the Alfa Romeo Giulia.