Do newer vehicles have better head restraints than older ones?
Yes. Head restraints have improved over time so that a newer vehicle is more likely to have a better head restraint than an older one. In 1995 only 3 percent of measured head restraints received good geometric ratings from the Institute, compared with 51 percent in 2005. The number of poor restraints decreased from 82 percent in 1995 to only 6 percent in 2005.
