> Is the 2018 really that much safer than 2007? Yes. The raw stats show that newer cars half around a 50% reduction in fatal accidents. You can find the stats

> Is the 2018 really that much safer than 2007? Yes. The raw stats show that newer cars half around a 50% reduction in fatal accidents. You can find the stats here[0], but the relevant information is below (Sorry the formatting isn't great. You can find this exact chart from the linked page, the important point is that the numbers are about half of what they were): Occupant deaths per million registered passenger vehicles 1-3 years old, 1978-2016 Year Drivers All occupants Cars Pickups SUVs All passenger vehicles Cars Pickups SUVs All passenger vehicles 2006 77 101 49 73 112 137 74 106 2007 70 95 44 67 104 128 69 99 2008 65 87 35 61 92 114 52 85 2009 57 63 25 49 82 83 36 69 2010 49 64 20 43 71 80 29 61 2011 43 49 17 37 62 66 24 52 2012 42 44 16 35 61 56 23 49 2013 41 39 19 34 58 52 26 48 2014 37 38 18 32 53 47 24 44 2015 42 40 20 35 62 52 29 51 2016 43 39 21 35 63 48 32 51 A lot of things are simple, like standard back-up cameras. Newer cars also have stronger frames and more air bags (Especially side airbags, which your car almost definitely lacks). One feature in particular, ESC[1][2], is probably not on your car but is mandatory for all cars 2012 and later, and IIHS estimated in 2006 that if the feature was standard on every car it would prevent as much as 1/3 of all fatal crashes each year (And of course, the above charts don't disagree with this estimate). [0] http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/fatalityfacts/passenger-vehicles http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/fatalit... [1] http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/electronic-stability-control-could-prevent-nearly-one-third-of-all-fatal-crashes-and-reduce-rollover-risk-by-as-much-as-80-effect-is-found-on-single-and-multiple-vehicle-crashes http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/electronic-stabili... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control#Effectiveness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control#E...