Also keep in mind that the average doesn't just include low-end cars, but a non-negligible tail of twenty-year old low-end cars that don't even have airbags and

Also keep in mind that the average doesn't just include low-end cars, but a non-negligible tail of twenty-year old low-end cars that don't even have airbags and proper crumple zones. Imagine something like a 1994 Mazda Protege or Geo Metro. I couldn't find a representative early 90s pre-airbag crash test vid, but here is a '96 Chevy Astro small overlap test: https://youtu.be/8kuSghb7P7U https://youtu.be/8kuSghb7P7U