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Originally Posted by 2022M550i
Wow, the 5 series did really well. Does anyone know why there is no crash rating on our cars? At least on the window sticker, it's not rated.
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"Low volume" cars are frequently not tested due to the cost of testing, or in the case of some super cars, the cost of a destroyed example is prohibitive. ROI on the testing is so low, it's not worth doing.
According to NHTSA and the IIHS, nearly 500k passenger cars and SUVs sold each year have not been crash test rated by the two organizations. Crazy that some higher volume cars, i.e., the Porsche Macan are not tested. You'd think based on the logic above, which many manufacturers use, that there are enough Macan's sold to (financially) "justify" testing on Porsche's part.