Will Model X be tested by IIHS?

[5JMJ]

The E-Tron was just recently released and just became a Top Safety Pick+ award winner. In light of the Model X being on the market for longer and being sold in more volume why has it not been tested? Perhaps Tesla feels that it won't do well on the test seeing as the Model S tested poorly for headlights and the small overlap test? Tesla likes to advertise their vehicles as being the safest on the road so this would be worth getting validated.

 

[jboy210]

The model X was the first SUV to receive the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-star rating, Tesla Model X the First SUV Ever to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating in Every Category. And the headlights work fine for me. Definitely much better than the headlights in my BMW X3.

 

[spectrum]

The IIHS is not as valid as the NHTSA. The IIHS is a "U.S. nonprofit organization funded by auto insurance companies." In other words, it's big auto.

Meanwhile, "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. government, part of the Department of Transportation."

I'd rather trust what the Federal Government tests rather than insurance companies. IIHS, in my eyes, is the Consumer Reports of crash testing.

 

[Akikiki]

Perhaps Tesla feels... ?? How do you make that leap?

 

[jboy210]

T...IIHS, in my eyes, is the Consumer Reports of crash testing.

Not a good neighborhood to be from!