Raw Data for door openability study in NHTSA crash tests, 1992-2008


1992 Model Year
36 vehicles tested, 35 had operability data available - 14 two-door, 6 three-door (vans), 15 four-door.
Note: three-door vehicles have a rear right door, but not a rear left door.

Driver door DOI: 71% - 25 operable, 10 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 74% - 26 operable, 9 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 100% - all 15 operable
Rear right door DOI: 95% - 20 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 6 of 35 vehicles (17%)
All doors operable on 24 of 35 vehicles (69%)

1993 Model Year
39 vehicles tested, all had operability data available – 13 two-door, 3 three-door, 23 four-door.

Driver door DOI: 90% - 35 operable, 4 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 92% - 36 operable, 3 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 96% - 22 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 96% - 25 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 2 of 39 vehicles (5%)
All doors operable on 35 of 39 vehicles (90%)

1994 Model Year
35 vehicles tested, 34 have operability data available - 16 two-door, 18 four-door

Driver door DOI: 91% - 31 operable, 3 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 85% - 29 operable, 5 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 100% - all 18 operable
Rear right door DOI: 100% - all 18 operable

All doors jammed on 2 of 34 vehicles (6%)
All doors operable on 29 of 34 vehicles (85%)

1995 Model Year
48 vehicles tested, all had operability data available – 12 two-door, 2 three-door, 34 four-door.

Driver door DOI: 77% - 37 operable, 11 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 79% - 38 operable, 10 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 97% - 33 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 97% - 35 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 4 of 48 vehicles (8%)
All doors operable on 36 of 48 vehicles (75%)

1996 Model Year
32 vehicles tested, 31 had operability data available - 9 two-door, 1 three-door, 21 four-door.
Note: for 2 of the 21 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 82% - 25 operable, 1 difficult, 5 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 89% - 27 operable, 1 difficult, 3 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 95% - 18 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 95% - 19 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 0 of 29 vehicles (0%)
All doors easily operable on 23 of 29 vehicles (79%)

1997 Model Year
34 vehicles tested, 33 had operability data available – 12 two-door, 2 three-door, 19 four-door
Note: for 1 of three-door vehicles and 6 of the 19 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 89% - 28 operable, 3 difficult, 2 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 83% - 26 operable, 3 difficult, 4 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 85% - 10 operable, 2 difficult, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 89% - 12 operable, 1 difficult, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 0 of 26 vehicles (0%)
All doors easily operable on 19 of 26 vehicles (73%)

1998 Model Year
52 vehicles tested, all had operability data available - 12 two-door ,3 three-door, 37 four-door
Note: for 2 of the three-door vehicles and 16 of the four-door vehicles, data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 78% - 39 operable, 3 difficult, 10 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 82% - 41 operable, 3 difficult, 8 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 95% - 20 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 95% - 21 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 3 of 34 vehicles (9%)
All doors easily operable on 25 of 34 vehicles (74%)

1999 Model Year
35 vehicles tested, all had operability data available – 9 two door, 1 three-door, 25 four-door
Note: for 8 of the 25 four-door vehicles, data was only available for the front doors

Driver door DOI: 80% - 28 operable, 7 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 80% - 28 operable, 7 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 88% - 15 operable, 2 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 100% - 18 operable

All doors jammed on 1 of 27 vehicles (4%)
All doors operable on 24 of 27 vehicles (89%)

2000 Model Year
28 vehicles tested, all had operability data available - 4 two-door, 24 four-door.
Note: only 10 of the 24 four door vehicles had operability data available for the rear doors. The other 14 all had both front doors operable.

Driver door DOI: 89% - 25 operable, 3 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 89% - 25 operable, 3 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 100% - all 10 operable
Rear right door DOI: 100% - all 10 operable

All doors jammed on 2 of 28 vehicles (7%)
All doors operable on 25 of 28 vehicles (89%)

2001 Model Year
61 vehicles tested, 60 had operability data available – 13 two-door, 47 four-door.
Note: for 16 of the 47 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 93% - 56 operable, 4 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 93% - 56 operable, 4 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 97% - 30 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 91% - 28 operable, 3 jammed

All doors jammed on 1 of 44 vehicles (2%)
All doors operable on 38 of 44 vehicles (86%)

2002 Model Year
49 vehicles tested, all had operability data available - 10 two-door, 39 four-door
Note: for 13 of the 39 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 98% - 48 operable, 1 jammed
Passenger door DOI: 98% - 48 operable, 1 jammed
Rear left door DOI: 96% - 25 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 96% - 25 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 1 of 36 vehicles (3%)
All doors operable on 33 of 36 vehicles (92%)

2004 Model Year
49 vehicles tested, 48 had operability data available - 3 two door, 46 four-door.
Note: for 16 of the 46 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 100% - 48 operable
Passenger door DOI: 100% - 48 operable
Rear left door DOI: 100% - 30 operable
Rear right door DOI: 100% - 30 operable

All doors operable on all vehicles.

2008 Model Year
47 vehicles tested, all had operability data available - 10 two-door, 37 four-door
Note: for one of the 37 four-door vehicles, operability data was only available for the front doors.

Driver door DOI: 100% - 47 operable
Passenger door DOI: 100% - 47 operable
Rear left door DOI: 97% - 35 operable, 1 jammed
Rear right door DOI: 97% - 35 operable, 1 jammed

All doors jammed on 0 of 46 vehicles (0%)

All doors operable on 45 of 46 vehicles (98%)

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