2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Safety Ratings

Overview

Pretensioners

Seatbelt pretensioners automatically tighten seatbelts to place the occupant in the optimal seating position during a collision.

Security system

The vehicle is equipped with a means of anticipating and/or detecting unwanted vehicle intrusion. The vehicle is equipped with an ignition disable device that will prevent the engine from starting if the correct original manufacturer key is not used.

Front-impact airbags

Front-impact airbags for the driver and passenger have been designed to protect the head during a frontal crash.

IIHS Frontal Offset Crash Test

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high-speed front and side crash tests plus evaluations of seat/head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.

Rating Key

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  Good

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  Acceptable

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  Marginal

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  Poor

• Driver Torso
• Rear Passenger Torso
• Driver Head and Neck
• Rear Passenger Head and Neck
• Driver Pelvis/Leg
• Overall Front
• Rear Passenger Head Protection
• Chest
• Left Leg/Foot
• Overall Side
• Driver Head Protection
• Rear Passenger Pelvis/Leg
• Right Leg/Foot
• Seat Head/Restraint Geometry
• Restraints
• Overall Rear
• Head/Neck
• Structure/safety cage