# NHTSA Vehicle Safety Ratings Scraper (`crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper`) Actor Scrape NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for vehicles - crash test results including overall, front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings. Browse by make, model, and year. Free, no API key required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 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](https://api.nhtsa.gov/SafetyRatings). ### 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 ```json { "make": "TOYOTA", "model": "CAMRY", "modelYear": 2023, "minOverallRating": 4, "maxItems": 10 } ```` ### Example Output ```json { "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](https://api.nhtsa.gov/SafetyRatings) — 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. # Actor input Schema ## `make` (type: `string`): Vehicle manufacturer (e.g. TOYOTA, FORD, CHEVROLET, HONDA, BMW). Use uppercase. ## `model` (type: `string`): Vehicle model name (e.g. CAMRY, F-150, ACCORD). Use uppercase. ## `modelYear` (type: `integer`): Vehicle model year (2011–2025). ## `minOverallRating` (type: `integer`): Filter by minimum overall NHTSA 5-star rating (1-5 stars). Leave blank for no filter. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of safety rating records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "make": "TOYOTA", "model": "CAMRY", "modelYear": 2023, "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `safetyRatings` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped vehicle safety rating records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "make": "TOYOTA", "model": "CAMRY", "modelYear": 2023, "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "make": "TOYOTA", "model": "CAMRY", "modelYear": 2023, "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "make": "TOYOTA", "model": "CAMRY", "modelYear": 2023, "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NHTSA Vehicle Safety Ratings Scraper", "description": "Scrape NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for vehicles - crash test results including overall, front crash, side crash, and rollover ratings. Browse by make, model, and year. Free, no API key required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "wRwcEE2xKH96Iq61K" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-nhtsa-vehicle-safety-ratings-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "make": { "title": "Vehicle Make", "type": "string", "description": "Vehicle manufacturer (e.g. TOYOTA, FORD, CHEVROLET, HONDA, BMW). Use uppercase." }, "model": { "title": "Vehicle Model", "type": "string", "description": "Vehicle model name (e.g. CAMRY, F-150, ACCORD). Use uppercase." }, "modelYear": { "title": "Model Year", "minimum": 2011, "maximum": 2025, "type": "integer", "description": "Vehicle model year (2011–2025)." }, "minOverallRating": { "title": "Minimum Overall Rating", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Filter by minimum overall NHTSA 5-star rating (1-5 stars). Leave blank for no filter." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of safety rating records to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```