
With dummies in place, a test vehicle is prepared for crash testing. Photo courtesy of NHTSA.
The 2016 model-year Volkswagen Golf, Golf GTI, Golf R and Golf SportWagen four-door models have all earned a 5-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as part of the agency’s New Car Assessment Program.
The vehicles each drew a 5-star score in the side crash evaluation and 4-star scores in the frontal crash and rollover categories. TRC of Ohio performed the testing on Jan. 28.










