Their research says too many conditions have to be considered and weighed to be accurate. What you can do is make a few assumptions about a car's safety based on national automotive crash test results. What those reports highlight is that Midsize and large passenger vehicles are generally safer in front end crashes than smaller models. It's rare to find a teen who doesn't think that way. But the problem of high teen rate accidents and fatalities is not completely the fault of teens.
Parents are also to blame.
Generally the approach with parents is to hand over to a new teen driver a car no one is driving anymore. What I'm going to tell you about that way of thinking will surprise you. You may want to reconsider your thinking if your thoughts are along that line. Like I sort of mentioned earlier, teens generally drive subcompact and compact cars. Parents also let their teens drive small pick-up trucks and small sport utility vehicles.