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1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.Washington, DC 20590February 7, 2011Dear New Vehicle Dealer:Enclosed please find a copy of the February 2011 Relative Collision Insurance Cost InformationBooklet provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agencyof the U.S. Department of Transportation. Pursuant to NHTSA’s regulation in Title 49 of theCode of Federal Regulations, Part 582, Insurance Cost Information Regulation, all new vehicledealers are required to make available to prospective purchasers information regardingcomparative insurance costs, based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness, for makes andmodels of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, light trucks, and vans.We are following the same procedure this year that we have followed over the past 20 years.Your dealership is responsible for reproducing and maintaining a sufficient number of copies ofthe booklet in your showrooms, so that the booklets can be given to prospective purchasers ofnew vehicles. These booklets must be available beginning March 30, 2011. As in the past,NHTSA again asks that you please make certain that all sales people at your dealership are awarethat this booklet is available in your showroom. To ensure consumer awareness of theavailability of this booklet, dealers may choose to follow procedures similar to those they use fordisplaying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gas Mileage Guide, or may use wallposters or other media displays in the dealership to announce that the information is available.This booklet can also be downloaded and printed from the NHTSA Web site at:http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/.From the NHTSA website, click on the “Vehicle Safety” tab, then choose the “Vehicle-RelatedTheft” category, on that page, under the “Additional Resources Panel”, click on “2011Comparison of Insurance Costs”. A special printable version of the booklet is available fordealers on the next page.Sincerely yours,Ronald L. MedfordDeputy AdministratorEnclosure

Comparison of Differences in Insurance Costsfor Passenger Cars, Station Wagons/Passenger Vans,Pickups, and Utility VehiclesOn the Basis of Damage SusceptibilityFebruary 2011DOT HS 811 445

1FEBRUARY 2011Comparison of Differences in Insurance Costs for Passenger Cars, StationWagons/Passenger Vans, Pickups, and Utility Vehicles on the Basis of DamageSusceptibilityThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided the information in thisbooklet in compliance with Federal law as an aid to consumers considering the purchase of newvehicles. The booklet compares differences in insurance costs for different makes and models ofpassenger cars, utility vehicles, light trucks, and vans on the basis of damage susceptibility forthe vehicle. However, it does not indicate a vehicle's relative safety for occupants.The following table contains the best available information regarding the effect ofdamage susceptibility on insurance premiums. It was taken from data compiled by the HighwayLoss Data Institute (HLDI) in its December 2010 Insurance Collision Report, and reflects thecollision loss experience of passenger cars, utility vehicles, light trucks, and vans sold in theUnited States in terms of the average loss payment per insured vehicle year for model years2008-2010. NHTSA has not verified the data in this table.The table presents vehicles' collision loss experience in relative terms, with 100representing the average for all passenger vehicles. Thus, a rating of 122 reflects a collisionloss experience that is 22 percent higher (worse) than average while a rating of 96 reflects acollision loss experience that is 4 percent lower (better) than average. The table is notrelevant for models that have been substantially redesigned for 2010, and it does not includeinformation about models with insufficient claim experience.

2Although many insurance companies use the HLDI information to adjust the "base rate"for the collision portion of their insurance premiums, the amount of any such adjustment isusually small. It is unlikely that your total premium will vary more than 10 percent dependingupon the collision loss experience of a particular vehicle. If you do not purchase collisioncoverage or your insurance company does not use the HLDI information, your premium will notvary at all in relation to these rankings.In setting insurance premiums, insurance companies mainly rely on factors that are notdirectly related to the vehicle itself (except for its value). They mainly consider drivercharacteristics (such as age, gender, marital status, and driving record), the geographic area inwhich the vehicle is driven, how many miles are traveled, and how the vehicle is used.However, some companies adjust their premiums for personal injury protection and medicalpayment coverage if the insured vehicle has features that are likely to improve itscrashworthiness, or ability to protect occupants from injury or death, such as air bags. Differentinsurance companies often charge different premiums for the same driver and vehicle.Therefore, to obtain complete information about insurance premiums, you should contactinsurance companies or their agents directly.Test data relating to vehicle crashworthiness is available from NHTSA's New CarAssessment Program (NCAP). NCAP test results demonstrate relative frontal, side, and rollovercrash protection in new vehicles. Information on vehicles that NHTSA has tested in the NCAPprogram can be obtained on the information label on vehicles at new car dealers, by calling theagency's toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236, and through the NHTSA Web page at:www.safercar.gov.

3Collision Insurance LossesModel Years 2008 – 2010 Passenger Motor VehiclesMicro CarsRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle YearMakeModelTwo-Door ModelsSmartSmartForTwoForTwo convertible555455Mini CarsRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle YearMakeModelTwo-Door ModelsMiniMiniMiniToyotaHyundaiCooper convertibleCooper ClubmanCooperYarisAccentFour-Door ModelsToyotaKiaHyundaiChevroletToyotaYaris hatchbackRioAccentAveoYarisStation WagonsHondaKiaChevroletFitRioAveoSports ModelsMazdaMX-5 Miata 137472Small CarsMakeModelTwo-Door ordHondaChevroletNew Beetle convertibleNew BeetleGolf 2drForte 2drGTIFocusCivicCobaltRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle Year14070759099102111139140Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.

4HondaScionCivic SitCFour-Door tsubishiGolf 4drForte 4drGTIPrius HybridInsight Hybrid 4drCivic HybridCivicFocus3CorollaVersa hatchbackElantraImpreza 4WDSentraCobaltVersaSX4Civic SiSentra SE-RImpreza WRX 4WDLancerLancer 4WDLancer Evolution 4dr 4WDStation SuzukiToyotaMazdaSubaruHHR panelElantraVibeVibe 4WD3CubeCaliberxBSoul station wagonPT CruiserImpreza 4WDxDHHRSX4MatrixSX4 4WDMatrix station wagon 4WD3 MazdaspeedImpreza WRX 4WDSports ModelsSaturnBMWAudiPorscheAudiPorscheMercedes BenzSky convertibleZ4 convertibleTT Quattro convertible 4WDBoxster convertibleTT Quattro 2dr 4WDCaymanSLK class 2Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.

5Midsize CarsMakeModelTwo-Door HyundaiSebring convertibleEos convertibleAccordC30EclipseAltimaGenesis 2drFour-Door uraDodgeToyotaVolkswagenKiaMitsubishiFordNissanS40 4WDLegacy 4WDMalibu HybridAuraAccordMilan Hybrid 4dr6SebringMalibu (NEW)Fusion 4WDFusionPassatMilanSonataMilan 4WDJettaCamry HybridAltimaPassat CC 4WDS40Altima HybridTSXAvengerCamryPassat CCOptimaGalantFusion Hybrid 4drMaximaStation agenOutback 4WDV50Transit Connect cargoJettaA3 Quattro 4WD5A3PassatRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle 2112878597272828599101101Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.

6146Sports hePorscheNissanMustang GT convertibleMustang Shelby GT500Mustang convertibleCorvette convertibleEclipse convertibleMustang GTCorvetteSC 430 convertible911 convertibleRX-8MustangCorvette ZR1 2drCorvette Z06370Z 2dr911 Coupe911 Turbo convertible 4WDGT-R 2dr 4WDLuxury Mercedes BenzMercedes BenzBMWInfinitiBMWBMWBMWIS 350 convertible9-3 4dr 4WDG37 convertible9-3 station wagon9-3 convertible9-3 4drMKZ 4drTL 4dr3 series station wagon 4WD1 series convertibleTL 4dr 4WDG37 4dr 4WDIS 250 convertibleMKZ 4dr 4WD3 series station wagon1 series 2dr3 series 4dr 4WDES 350 4dr3 series convertible3 series 4drG37 4drIS 350 4drA4 Quattro station wagon 4WDA4 Quattro 4dr 4WDG37 2drHS 250 Hybrid 4drA4 4drIS 250 4dr 4WDIS 250 4drA5 Quattro 2dr 4WDC class 4drC class 4dr 4WD3 series 2dr 4WDG37 2dr3 series 2drM3 4drM3 61164177178227Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.

7AudiLexusBMWS5 Quattro 2dr 4WDIS-F 4dr 4WDM3 2dr233253285Large CarsMakeModelTwo-Door ModelsDodgeDodgeChallenger SRT-8ChallengerFour-Door dgeTaurusLaCrosse 4dr 4WDCharger 4WDLaCrosse300 HEMI 4WD300 4wdCharger HEMI 4WDLucerneImpalaAzeraAvalon300 HEMITaurus SHO 4dr 4WD300ChargerCharger HEMISports ModelsChevroletJaguarJaguarJaguarAudiAston MartinJaguarMaseratiCamaro 2drXKR 2drXK convertibleXK 2drR8 Quattro 2dr 4WDVantage V8 convertibleXKR convertibleGranturismo 2drLuxury acCadillacCadillacMercedes BenzVolvoHyundaiV70 station wagon 4WDRL 4dr 4WDV70 station wagonA6 Quattro station wagon 4WDGS 460 4drS80 4drS80 4dr 4WDS6 Quattro 4dr 4WDCTS 4drDTS 4drCTS 4dr 4WDE class 2drC70 convertibleGenesis 4drRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle 8108111113114119123Note: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.

cMercedes BenzBMWLexusLexusMercedes BenzLexusBMWAudiJaguarBMWBMWMercedes BenzBMWMercedes BenzA6 Quattro 4dr 4WDM45 4drM35 4dr 4WDM35 4dr6 series 2dr5 series station wagon 4WDM45 4dr 4WDCTS-V 4drE class 4dr5 series 4dr 4WDGS 350 4dr 4WDGS 450h Hybrid 4drE class 4dr 4WDGS 350 4dr5 series 4drA6 4drXF 4drM6 convertible6 series convertibleCLS class 4drM5 4drCL class 4183185202243286312Very Large CarsMakeModelFour-Door ModelsMercuryGrand MarquisStation oyotaToyotaSedona SWBGrand CaravanTown & Country LWBRoutanSedonaOdysseySiennaSienna 4WDLuxury des BenzBMWAudiLexusMercedes BenzTown Car 4dr7 series 4drMKS 4drLS 460 4dr 4WDLS 460 L 4drLS 460 4drMKS 4dr 4WDS class 4dr LWB 4WD7 series 4dr LWBA8L Quattro 4dr 4WDLS 600h Hybrid LWB 4drS class 4dr LWBRelative Average LossPaymentPer Insured Vehicle 181196204210216LWB Long Wheelbase, SWB Short WheelbaseNote: Every model represents over 1,000 insured vehicle years and at least 100 claims. Theexperience for previous or discontinued models from 2008 – 2010 is included in the class averages.