1996 Model Year Small Vehicles

COMPACT
1996
VEHICLE MAKE DRIVER PASSENGER ABS HEAD REST MEETS '97 SIDE ANTI THEFT
AIR BAG AIR BAG BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS IMPACT STANDARDS DEVICE
Chevrolet Corvette Standard Standard Standard Good No Yes
Chysler Stealth Standard Standard Standard Poor No No
Dodge Colt Standard Standard N/A Good No No
Dodge Viper N/A N/A N/A Good No No
Eagle Summit Standard Standard N/A Poor No No
Eagle Talon Standard Standard Optional Fair Yes No
Ford Aspire Standard Standard Optional Fair No No
Ford Escort Standard Standard Optional Poor No No
Geo Metro Standard Standard Optional Good Yes No
Honda Civic Del Sol Standard Standard Optional Good Yes No
Hyundai Accent Optional Optional Optional Fair Yes No
Hyundai Elantra Optional Optional Optional Fair Yes No
Mazda Miata (MX-5) Standard Optional Optional Poor No No
Mazda Precidia (MX-3) Optional Optional Optional Fair No No
Mazda RX-7 Standard Standard Standard Good No Yes
Mercedes-Benz Sl Standard Standard Standard Fair Yes Yes
Nissan Sentra Standard Standard N/A Poor Yes1 No
Nissan 200 SX Standard Standard Optional Fair Yes No
Nissan 240 SX Standard Standard Optional Good Yes No
Nissan 300 SX Standard Standard Standard Poor No Yes
Porsche (All models) Standard Standard Standard Good Yes Yes
Saturn Coupe Standard Standard Optional Good No No
Subaru Impreza (Base) Optional Optional Optional Fair Yes No
Suzuki Esteem Standard Standard N/A Good Yes No
Suzuki Swift Standard Standard N/A Good Yes No
Toyota Corolla Optional Optional Optional Fair No No
Toyota Paseo Standard N/A N/A N/A Yes No
Toyota Tercel Optional N/A Optional Fair Yes No
Volkswagen Golf Optional Optional Optional Fair No Yes
Volkswagen Jetta GL Optional Optional Optional Fair Yes Yes
1Four-door models only
GREEN means good or standard.
AMBER means average, fair, or optional.
RED means poor, not available (N/A) or least effective.