Chevy Bolt EUV Scores Low In Consumer Reports Rear-Seat Safety Tests
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The 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV electric crossover showed room for an improvement in a recent rear-seat safety evaluation conducted by Consumer Reports.
CR recently introduced a new Rear-Seat Safety Score, which it says is based on the results of its own child safety tests, as well as the presence of other “key safety technology,” like a rear seatbelt reminder, advanced restraints and well-designed head restraints. The publication has ranked a handful of popular family vehicles from the 2021 and 2022 model years based on their rear-seat safety, including the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV and other crossovers.
CR bases its Rear-Seat Safety Score on the following categories: Car Seat Fit, Booster Seat Use, Rear Occupant Alert, Rear belt Minders and Advanced Rear Restraints. These categories are self-explanatory and address either the performance of a rear-seat safety feature or whether or not it is present in the vehicle.
CR gave the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV a rating of ‘Poor’ in its Belt Reminder and Advanced Restraints categories and a rating of ‘Fair’ in the Head Restraints category. It also earned a rating of ‘Very Good’ in the Child Seat Fit and Booster Use categories, as well as a rating of ‘Good’ in the Rear Occupant Alert category. This earned it an overall score of 36 from a possible 100, placing it near the bottom of the overall ranking.
Based on the findings from this study, the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV could improve its rear-seat safety by introducing a rear seatbelt reminder, rear seat belt pretensioners, improved rear-seat airbags/advanced restraints and redesigned head restraints.
The vehicle that performed the best overall in this rear-seat safety study was the Toyota Sienna, which received a score of 69/100 and earned a score of ‘Very Good’ in all but two categories.
Jennifer Stockburger, director of operations at CR’s Auto Test Center, said she hopes the publication’s rear-seat safety evaluation will convince more automakers to put the same thought into rear-seat safety as they do into front-seat safety.
“Automakers often update their vehicles in order to meet more stringent safety evaluations,” she said. “We’ve seen this happen with crash testing, and we look forward to seeing rear-seat safety scores improve as well.”
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Any vehicle where the rear seat is inches away from the rear hatch is dangerous. Add another foot or two of body for more crunch zone is always safer. Let’s see CR crash test these so call A size vehicles.
Plus they start on fire!
Poor consumer reviews, if ALL the manufacturers told the real facts, the EV craziness is ending as people aren’t buying a second one. People so quick to jump on the EV band wagon are finding out rather quickly that if you “forget” to charge up, you’re walking, another problem if you’re planning a road trip, might be in trouble as NO charging stations might be along your path. Bottom line, unlike a gas or hybrid vehicles not tied to a charging pole, your destinations, travel plans, and late minute get away plans or need to make a quick run to the store … forget it … car battery is to lo. Plus, the bad guys have figured out that people tied to a charging station are prime victims … in the UK they are warning people to be VERY vigilant as it’s happening there. And this week the Biden Administration targeted natural gas … which includes natural gas powered electric plants … the brown outs coming due to the lib’s politics will too cause power interruptions. Since this post will bring all the pros an cons out alike to chime in the push shouldn’t be so hard for hi performance an SUVs that get 14 to 16 mpg and 100% emphasis placed on fuel economy, the speed limits by an large are 20 to 25 for a school zone, 35 intercity, 45 intercity, 55 most rural roads, and 65 to 75 on the interstates … it’s called a speed limit, you don’t have to run the limit is traffic is sparse, and you don’t have to break the speed limit either, especially if traffic is heavy and you didn’t plan enough time to get where you were going, or fooled around someplace and lost time … just to try an make it up on the road, driving carelessly, causing wrecks an road rage incidents. And GM you’ve got great 3 cyc engine in the Buick Encore, build up an Atkinson cycle engine mated to a hybrid drive train, with the 3 cyc engine … you just created a 25% increase in gas mileage. Imagine a Buick Encore GX Hybrid, a vehicle when driven like a hybrid needs to (slow starts an stops) I’d estimate a 50 to 55 mpg vehicle around town … GM this is what the country needs, now another SUV or crazy full sized EV pickup in the $60+ thousand dollar range. I’ve been driving a hybrid for 9 model years with the purchase of a ’13 Ford C-Max, 49 to 57 mpg around town after close to 9 years. I liked GM Malibu hybrid but couldn’t buy as to the need for carry a wheel chair due to my wife’s Multiple Sclerosis needs. Try to get a wheel chair out of a sedan, it ain’t easy. The interior specs for the Buick Encore GX an the Ford C-Max are dern close, come on GM, let’s see some of that GM Talent of the past bring the Encor GX out in a hybrid … the sales would be terrific.
It would be nice if you only commented about this article, not your views on EV future vehicles. Post it on Facebook or some other site.
Really George S ? You one of F/B’s trolls ? If you can’t handle another’s post/comments stay quiet. People not speaking up and telling/saying/writing what needs to be heard/read leads to vehicles like the Volt. From the photo it seems you drive one of those 14 to 16 mpg vehicles. Another case in point … how about the “miles driven” tax hidden in the democrats multi-trillion dollars spending plan? Looks like anywhere from 1 to 3 cents per mile driven … plus the gas/road tax … plus the sales tax. You’d pay for your miles driven when you get your vehicle inspected, for me that’d come up to around $200.00 extra taxes per vehicle at 1 cent per mile driven. If you drive say 100 miles a day for work, $260.00 a year just for work, and many I know drive more than that. A friends recent road trip to the West Coast racked up over 4,000 miles (4.266 actual miles) they’d would have paid $426.00 (on 1 cent tax) plus the rental fees. And to close this thought, EV drivers in most states pay ZERO road taxes, while in NC we’re paying 83 cents per gallon w/sale tax … and our gas tax collections pay for their charging stations. Yeah, this post strays away from the EV topic … but the public by an large does not know the “Rest Of The Story” as a wise man used to say when he ended his radio message. And here auto lovers need to know an learn what their elected leaders refuse to voluntary disclose.
It would be nice if you stopped commenting since nobody cares what you have to say but here we are George.
Struck a nerve did we ? You seem to care. If you can’t take the heat, stay outta the kitchen. As you get older one thing prevails … As you get older the less you worry about political correctness, and the more you tell people what they need to hear.
Brad I know how confusing this is but that comment was for George that’s the reason I put his name at the end of it.
Take your rant somewhere else brad nobody cares here.
I am on my 3rd EV. I took a road trip, 235 miles, had no issue charging along way. In fact I had so much extra energy (2021 Bolt) I made it the whole way back on one charge. I am not sure how your victim reference even applies. When you charge you just lock the car and walk to the store and/or restaurant in the parking lot just as you would if you went shopping (chargers are always near stores….). It only takes about a half hour to top it up. It’s no more dangerous then that. Of course, since an EV leaves full everyday vs. a gasoline vehicle that depletes until it must be filled away from home, EV’s rarely require charging away from home. Brown outs? I live in SoCal and haven’t had one in years. My solar over generates all day and I charge at night when there is massive excess capacity. Even doing 20k miles this true-up period, I will be getting money back from the utility. I think you might want to really think about some of the EV comments you are making and if they are really all that applicable.
Any Bolt owner who charges their car at home in the garage is nuts. gm screwed the pooch with Bolt batteries. Resolution TBD.
Show math to prove that.
Dude just like up the fires and look at gm own announcement about charging the bolt.
I have a bolt. There have been 13 fires attributed to the cell issue out of 140,000 bolts. These are the odds of it happening 0.0000928571. Per Esurance, your odds of getting in a cat accident are 0.0027. If you can accept the risk if driving you can accept the risk of your bolt catching fire. Math, it’s an amazing thing.
Cat accidents are pretty nasty. Those claws can be so sharp!
(I knew what you meant, and I have up-ticked your comment.)
You asked for proof I told you to check what gm said. You talk about math? How about you listen to the people that made your car. Also it’s a car accident or a car accident idiot.
Z, you are comment adds nothing to the dialogue. Car / Cat, looks close on a cell phone. If you are not intelligent enough to glean from context, well none of us can make you smarter. So yeah I did research and present math, you Z did not. Now about the people that made my car, I actually have the recall notice, I am guessing you don’t so are just repeating FUD. The notice is only proof (or a claim) that they can’t be sure if a given vehicle has the combination of flaws even if the odds are extraordinarily small. Out of an abundance of caution, and that exact language is used, they are replacing all of them. That is evidence of excellent customer service.
I am on my 3rd one. I know many who are on their 2nd and of course first. Once range blew passed the 80 miles of the early gens and got over 200 miles the odds of getting stranded got so small. You can always find a charger and that charger is only needed if, for example, you try to exceed the 250+ miles in one driving session (Bolt EV, for example) which is again very rare. And, if you do want to drive that far, the App basically plans the stops for you. It makes it so easy to own and EV. I made from Escondido to Solvang California on one charge and then a few days later made it back again on one charge with many miles to spare.
BTW, even though the Bolt, for example, is a star people mover, it can also slay a back road even on its eco hard tires. It just handles so well. I live in a hilly area and it’s a blast to drive. You might give an EV a chance.
Why are both of the Authority sites pushing advertorials for Consumer Reports?
Because they can you don’t like it don’t read it.
The back seat area has always been dangerous in this car especially when its on fire.
I do find it strange that the safety rating, according to CR, isn’t based on crash test results. All these reminders for parents that are addicted to their cellphones, I guess are considered safety. If I’m looking for a safe vehicle for my kids, it’s not the one that reminds me to look in my backseat to see if I forgot one of them there. It’s the one that can get hit by an F-350 and have my kid live, plain and simple.
Is that just me?
Agreed, one such vehicle that has proved it’s crash worthiness is the Hyundai Palisade … Tiger Woods might not be around had he been driving something different.
WTF. When did CR turn into a safety test group? They can barely report on basics and get the printed facts from the manufacturers correct. CR is just plain a hack group/publication. No thanks.
My comment about crash testing was tongue and cheek. CR so called tests or review is based on consumer interface to access and implement safety features. It’s a very misleading report. However, most safety crash test is in the forward motion and front end.
Hey Guys own an 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV Premier with Super Cruise. Aside for the current battery issue (which most likely most vehicles don’t even have the problem but GM is being super upfront as they can’t determine which battery may have an issue) this vehicle is fantastic. Drives great, has decent acceleration for it size and class, the interior is beautiful. the Super Cruise works great have used it on several local highways. The trunk space is a lot more than you think! There is second level that you can remove the trunk floor cover and it goes deeper giving you A LOT more space. This is an excellent Electric Smart Car.
consumer reports is a fake, phony fraud ran by radical left wing biden voters
Again, the tinfoil hat has slipped down !
maybe its because of your pointed head robert graham
Agreed, a very long time ago CR gave the Ryobi gas trimmer it’s “worst” rating. And Stihl’s smallest gas trimmer the #1 rating. We at the time (mid 1980″s) sold both of the brands. I took offense as we’d sold both brands for nearly a decade … both great brands/machines with “problem childs” in both brands. I got up with CR to complain about the Ryobi rating … you see Ryobi manufactured that #1 trimmer for Stihl, matter of fact they manufactured 3 models for Stihl at that time. CR didn’t know that, I informed that I was getting in touch with the news media and would give a story about just how wrong they were. Got a phone call back the same day, I got them in touch with a man named Chuck Lemux w/Stihl and he confirmed to CR what I’d told them, then Peter Stryker with Ryobi USA as well. CR after that was just barely good enough to line the finest bird cages after that. CR did a great “I screwed up” piece about how they got their ratings confused, and did a great three page story on what was then Ryobi’s new 4 & 2 cycle gas trimmers, blowers, hedge clippers, and trimmer plus models. CR is like any other reporting media and when you, me or anyone else can call them out on misreporting … you gotta say something.
Consumer Reports may do OK testing toasters, but they’re out of their league when it comes to vehicle testing. Plus they like to sensationalize to get attention. They’ll say something like “Brand X falls over in parking lot”, Mainstream Media goes into frenzy mode, and people rush to buy CR. Mission accomplished!
has consumer distorts EVER had a good thing to say about ANYTHING made in the USA? they would/will find something wrong with an inert object such as a lowly sledge hammer if its stamped made in the USA