NHTSA Vehicle Safety Ratings Scraper

Fetch NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for any vehicle make, model, and year. Get detailed crash test results including overall, front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings — plus complaints, recalls, and safety feature availability.

No API key required. Data is sourced directly from the NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API.

Features

• Look up crash test ratings by vehicle make, model, and year
• Filter results by minimum overall star rating (1–5 stars)
• Returns overall, front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings
• Includes complaints count, recalls count, and investigation count
• Reports safety feature availability (ESC, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning)
• Links to official NHTSA vehicle page
• No proxy required — free, open government API
• Retries on rate limits and server errors

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
make	string	Vehicle manufacturer (e.g. TOYOTA, FORD, CHEVROLET, HONDA, BMW)
model	string	Vehicle model name (e.g. CAMRY, F-150, ACCORD)
modelYear	integer	Model year (2011–2025)
minOverallRating	integer	Filter: minimum overall NHTSA 5-star rating (1–5)
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (1–500, default 50)

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
vehicleId	integer	NHTSA internal vehicle ID
vehicleDescription	string	Full vehicle description (e.g. "2023 Toyota Camry FWD")
modelYear	integer	Model year
make	string	Vehicle manufacturer
model	string	Vehicle model
overallRating	string	Overall 5-star safety rating (1–5 or "Not Rated")
overallFrontCrashRating	string	Overall front crash rating
frontCrashDriversideRating	string	Driver-side front crash rating
frontCrashPassengersideRating	string	Passenger-side front crash rating
overallSideCrashRating	string	Overall side crash rating
sideCrashDriversideRating	string	Driver-side side crash rating
sideCrashPassengersideRating	string	Passenger-side side crash rating
rolloverRating	string	Rollover resistance rating
sidePoleCrashRating	string	Side pole crash rating
electronicStabilityControl	string	Electronic stability control availability
forwardCollisionWarning	string	Forward collision warning availability
laneDepartureWarning	string	Lane departure warning availability
complaintsCount	integer	Number of complaints filed
recallsCount	integer	Number of recalls
investigationCount	integer	Number of ongoing investigations
frontCrashPicture	string	URL to front crash test image
sideCrashPicture	string	URL to side crash test image
sourceUrl	string	Official NHTSA vehicle page URL
recordType	string	Always "vehicleSafetyRating"
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when data was collected

Example Input

{
  "make": "TOYOTA",
  "model": "CAMRY",
  "modelYear": 2023,
  "minOverallRating": 4,
  "maxItems": 10
}

Example Output

{
  "vehicleId": 23456,
  "vehicleDescription": "2023 Toyota Camry FWD",
  "modelYear": 2023,
  "make": "TOYOTA",
  "model": "CAMRY",
  "overallRating": "5",
  "overallFrontCrashRating": "5",
  "overallSideCrashRating": "5",
  "rolloverRating": "4",
  "complaintsCount": 12,
  "recallsCount": 1,
  "electronicStabilityControl": "Standard",
  "forwardCollisionWarning": "Standard",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/23456",
  "recordType": "vehicleSafetyRating",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-10T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Supported Vehicles

The NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings program covers most US-market vehicles from model year 2011 onward. Popular makes include:

• TOYOTA (CAMRY, COROLLA, RAV4, HIGHLANDER)
• FORD (F-150, ESCAPE, MUSTANG, EXPLORER)
• CHEVROLET (SILVERADO, MALIBU, EQUINOX, TAHOE)
• HONDA (ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V, PILOT)
• BMW (3 SERIES, 5 SERIES, X3, X5)
• NISSAN (ALTIMA, SENTRA, ROGUE, FRONTIER)
• HYUNDAI (ELANTRA, SONATA, TUCSON, SANTA FE)
• KIA (FORTE, OPTIMA, SPORTAGE, TELLURIDE)

FAQ

Is this free to use? Yes — data comes from the NHTSA public API (api.nhtsa.gov), which is free and requires no authentication.

What years are supported? Model years 2011 through 2025.

Why does a vehicle show "Not Rated" for some categories? NHTSA only tests vehicles that are submitted by manufacturers or selected by NHTSA. Not all variants of every model are tested every year.

Can I filter by star rating? Yes — set minOverallRating to filter out vehicles below a star threshold (e.g., 4 or 5 stars only).

What if a make/model/year combination has no results? The actor will log a message and exit cleanly with 0 items. Try a different make, model, or year.

How many variants does each vehicle have? Many vehicles have multiple variants (e.g., FWD vs AWD, different trims). Each variant has its own safety rating record.

Data Source

Data is retrieved from the NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API — a public US government API maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. No scraping is performed; this actor calls the official REST API directly.