United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Program Evaluation and Methodology Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-08 monographic deposited born digital 82 p. GA 1.13:PEMD-95-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5 P0b002ee1803846d7 f:pe95005 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5 PEMD-95-5 Motor vehicle safety Automobile industry Transportation statistics Traffic accidents Motor vehicle standards Highway safety Statistical methods Statistical data Consumer protection Accident prevention NHTSA New Car Assessment Program NHTSA Fatal Accident Reporting System Other Written Product PEMD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) crash test programs, focusing on whether they provide valid and reliable indicators of occupant safety in real world crashes.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the probability of sustaining a serious injury has declined since the inception of NHTSA test programs; (2) cars marketed in the United States have become more crashworthy; (3) the consistency of New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) test results is questionable and its unreliable data may lead to misinformed purchasing decisions; (4) NCAP ability to predict a vehicle occupant's protection in real world crashes is limited, since NCAP results can only be applied to frontal collisions; and (5) there is a statistically significant relationship between fatality rates and NCAP predicted injuries, however, these high fatality rates are associated with the poorest NCAP performers. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5/html/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5/pdf/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5.pdf GAO/PEMD-95-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-95-5 Other Written Product GAO/PEMD-95-5; Highway Safety: Reliability and Validity of DOT Crash Tests; Motor vehicle safety Automobile industry Transportation statistics Traffic accidents Motor vehicle standards Highway safety Statistical methods Statistical data Consumer protection Accident prevention NHTSA New Car Assessment Program NHTSA Fatal Accident Reporting System Title 49 Part V 49 CFR Part V