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Twelve vehicles still on sale carry a Poor IIHS crash test rating earned two or more model years ago. Here is what went wrong in each, and what never changed.
Moderate overlap · Side impact · Rear-seat safety
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Footwells driven half a metre back. Seats that pitched into the dummy. A steering wheel that broke off into its lap. The moderate overlap test at its worst.
Moderate overlap · Structure · Airbags
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Fifty-nine centimetres of intrusion. A dummy that had to be cut free. Doors that tore open. The small overlap test at its most brutal.
Small overlap · Structure · Airbags
