Crash comparison

Two vehicles, head-on, same speed. The heavier one pushes the lighter one backward, so its occupants feel a smaller change in speed.

First car
Second car
Start over
Too close to call. The 2019 CR-V and 2018 CR-V are within 250 lb of each other, at 35 mph each.

Too close to call.

The 2019 CR-V and 2018 CR-V are within 250 lb of each other, at 35 mph each.

2019 Honda CR-V

EPA test weight
3,750 lb
Hit felt
35.0 mph
NHTSA frontal
5 of 5 stars

2018 Honda CR-V

EPA test weight
3,750 lb
Hit felt
35.0 mph
NHTSA frontal
5 of 5 stars

These two are within 250 lb and the same body style, so NHTSA's frontal stars compare them directly.

Compares physics, not vehicle damage. Real crashes vary with speed, angle and structure. Weights: EPA test weight.