# US NHTSA Safety Ratings — Vehicle Crash Test & Rollover Data (`devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api`) Actor

NHTSA NCAP 5-star safety ratings: frontal crash, side crash, rollover risk, ESC/FCW/LDW features, complaint/recall counts. Insurance underwriting, used-car due diligence, auto safety. Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Ti Gg](https://apify.com/devone-studio) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## NHTSA Safety Ratings API — Vehicle Crash Test and Rollover Data

NHTSA NCAP 5-star vehicle safety ratings: frontal crash, side crash,
rollover risk, ESC, FCW, LDW features, plus complaint/recall counts.
Built for **insurance underwriting**, **used-car due diligence**, and
**auto safety researchers**.

### Free trial

A free Apify account gives you about **5 USD of monthly credits**, more
than enough to inspect every model-year for a popular make before
paying.

### Use cases

1. **Insurance underwriting** — for a VIN (or make/model/year), return
   `overall_rating`, `front_crash_stars`, `side_crash_stars`, and
   `recalls_count` for risk tiering.
2. **Used-car due diligence** — given a make/model, fetch every model
   year's ratings and surface trends (improving vs. declining).
3. **Fleet procurement** — evaluate `has_esc_standard`,
   `has_fcw_optional_or_standard`, `has_ldw_optional_or_standard` for a
   list of vehicles being considered for purchase.

### Input

```json
{
  "model_year": 2020,
  "make": "TOYOTA",
  "model": "CAMRY",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `model_year` | integer | `0` | Restrict to one model year. `0` = all years. |
| `make` | string | `""` | Exact make (uppercase). Empty = all. |
| `model` | string | `""` | Partial model name match. |
| `min_overall_stars` | integer | `0` | Filter to ratings at or above this. |
| `is_top_safety_pick` | boolean | `false` | Only IIHS Top Safety Pick+. |
| `max_results` | integer | `50` | Cap on returned vehicles. |

### Output (real run)

```json
[
  {
    "vehicle_id": 14855,
    "model_year": 2020,
    "make": "TOYOTA",
    "model": "CAMRY",
    "vehicle_description": "2020 Toyota CAMRY 4 DR AWD",
    "overall_rating": "5",
    "overall_front_crash_rating": "5",
    "overall_side_crash_rating": "5",
    "front_crash_driverside_rating": "5",
    "front_crash_passengerside_rating": "5",
    "front_crash_stars": "5",
    "side_crash_stars": "5",
    "side_pole_stars": "5",
    "rollover_stars": "5",
    "rollover_rating": "5",
    "rollover_possibility": 0.087,
    "has_5_star_overall": true,
    "is_top_safety_pick": true,
    "has_esc_standard": true,
    "has_fcw_optional_or_standard": true,
    "has_ldw_optional_or_standard": true,
    "n_safety_features_standard": 3,
    "complaints_count": 213,
    "recalls_count": 7,
    "investigation_count": 0,
    "total_safety_investigations_count": 0,
    "nhtsa_url": "https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle/2020/TOYOTA/CAMRY/4%20DR%20AWD"
  }
]
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `vehicle_id` | integer | NHTSA internal record id. |
| `model_year` / `make` / `model` | integer / string | Vehicle identity. |
| `vehicle_description` | string | Human-readable trim. |
| `overall_rating` | string | NCAP overall 1–5 star rating. |
| `front_crash_*` / `side_crash_*` / `rollover_*` | string / number | Per-test ratings and probabilities. |
| `front_crash_stars` / `side_crash_stars` / `side_pole_stars` / `rollover_stars` | string | Sub-rating stars. |
| `rollover_possibility` | number | Single-vehicle rollover probability. |
| `has_5_star_overall` | boolean | Convenience flag. |
| `is_top_safety_pick` | boolean | IIHS TSP+ flag. |
| `has_esc_standard` / `has_fcw_*` / `has_ldw_*` | boolean | Active safety feature flags. |
| `n_safety_features_standard` | integer | Count of standard active safety features. |
| `complaints_count` / `recalls_count` / `investigation_count` | integer | NHTSA complaint and recall counters. |
| `total_safety_investigations_count` | integer | Open investigations. |
| `nhtsa_url` | string | Canonical URL on nhtsa.gov. |

### Pricing (pay-per-event)

- **No subscription.** Free monthly credits apply first.
- **1 result = $0.001 USD** (about $1 per 1 000 results).
- Charged per item returned in the dataset; failed runs are not charged.

### Source, licence, limits

- Source: NHTSA NCAP ratings API at <https://www.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa-datasets>.
- Licence: US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).
- Update frequency: NHTSA adds new model-year ratings quarterly; this
  Actor reflects the upstream API at the moment of the run.
- Limits: NHTSA returns one row per (year, make, model, trim). Make
  spelling is exact — "TOYOTA" not "Toyota". Older model years (<2000)
  may have missing fields.

### FAQ

**Why is `overall_rating` a string, not a number?**
NHTSA stores `F` (not rated) alongside `1..5`. The Actor preserves the
upstream convention so `null`/missing stays distinguishable.

**What's the difference between TSP and TSP+?**
Both are IIHS Top Safety Pick designations; TSP+ requires
`has_5_star_overall` plus specific active safety features. NHTSA's API
mirrors this as `is_top_safety_pick`.

**Can I get the rollover band?**
Yes, `rollover_band` is returned when NHTSA has published it (most
2005+ model years).

**Why are some vehicles missing active-safety fields?**
Pre-2010 vehicles predate NHTSA's active-safety taxonomy and won't have
ESC/FCW/LDW fields.

**Why does `complaints_count` vary between runs?**
Complaints are added continuously; treat as a snapshot at run time.

**How do I find only 5-star overall?**
Set `is_top_safety_pick=true` or filter on `overall_rating == "5"`
client-side.

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### Changelog

- **2026-10-12** — SEO metadata (seoTitle, seoDescription); README rewritten with real output sample, FAQ, cross-links.
- **2026-10-07** — Pricing switched to Apify pay-per-event (`$0.001` per dataset item).
- **2026-09-30** — Initial public release on the Apify Store.

# Actor input Schema

## `resource` (type: `string`):

Which NHTSA endpoint to query.

## `model_year` (type: `integer`):

Vehicle model year.

## `make` (type: `string`):

Vehicle make (e.g. Toyota, Mazda, Honda).

## `model` (type: `string`):

Vehicle model (e.g. Camry, CX-3, Accord).

## `vehicle_id` (type: `integer`):

NHTSA VehicleId (required for safety_ratings_by_vehicle resource).

## `min_overall_stars` (type: `integer`):

Filter to vehicles with overall rating ≥ this. 0 to disable.

## `max_rollover_possibility` (type: `number`):

Filter to vehicles with rollover possibility ≤ this. 0 to disable.

## `five_star_only` (type: `boolean`):

Filter to vehicles with 5-star overall rating.

## `top_safety_pick_only` (type: `boolean`):

Filter to Top Safety Pick candidates (5-star + good crash scores + good rollover).

## `esc_standard_only` (type: `boolean`):

Filter to vehicles with Electronic Stability Control as Standard.

## `sort_by` (type: `string`):

Sort field and direction.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

Maximum records to return (1-200).

## `include_derived` (type: `boolean`):

Include derived/computed fields.

## `include_metadata` (type: `boolean`):

Write run summary to METADATA key-value store.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "resource": "safety_ratings_make_model_year",
  "model_year": 2020,
  "make": "Toyota",
  "model": "Camry",
  "vehicle_id": 0,
  "min_overall_stars": 0,
  "max_rollover_possibility": 0,
  "five_star_only": false,
  "top_safety_pick_only": false,
  "esc_standard_only": false,
  "sort_by": "default",
  "max_results": 25,
  "include_derived": true,
  "include_metadata": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All results of the run, as JSON from the default dataset.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devone-studio/nhtsa-safety-ratings-api"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/FGQOYGDpb036ok9u4/builds/0Ip82wLeCtjCI67gV/openapi.json