For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Chevrolet Blazer EV are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The VinFast VF 8 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.
In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Blazer EV are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The VF 8 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
In a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Frontal Crash Prevention 2.0 test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Chevrolet Blazer EV achieved a “Good” rating - the highest possible - for its performance in forward collision warning and automatic braking systems, demonstrating its excellent capabilities in preventing collisions. The VinFast VF 8 has not been tested.
The Chevrolet Blazer EV comes with a standard HD Surround Vision and it also offers an optional rear camera washer to make backing always safe, regardless of road dirt or grime, while the VinFast VF 8 doesn’t offer a camera washer, requiring manual cleaning.
Both the Blazer EV and VF 8 have Rear Cross Traffic Alert, but the Blazer EV has Rear Cross Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The VF 8’s Rear Cross Traffic Alert doesn’t automatically brake.
Both the Blazer EV and the VF 8 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning, available front parking sensors and driver alert monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Chevrolet Blazer EV is safer than the VinFast VF 8:
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Blazer EV |
VF 8 |
| OVERALL STARS |
5 Stars |
2 Stars |
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|
Driver |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
4 Stars |
| Neck Injury Risk |
21.6% |
33.6% |
| Neck Stress |
172 lbs. |
367 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
19 lbs. |
56 lbs. |
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|
Passenger |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
2 Stars |
| HIC |
280 |
823 |
| Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.8 inches |
| Neck Injury Risk |
36.5% |
98.3% |
| Neck Stress |
115 lbs. |
197 lbs. |
| Neck Compression |
74 lbs. |
202 lbs. |
| Leg Forces (l/r) |
148/186 lbs. |
354/292 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Chevrolet Blazer EV is safer than the VinFast VF 8:
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Blazer EV |
VF 8 |
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Front Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Chest Movement |
.8 inches |
.8 inches |
| Abdominal Force |
129 lbs. |
180 lbs. |
| Hip Force |
205 lbs. |
215 lbs. |
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Rear Seat |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Hip Force |
219 lbs. |
440 lbs. |
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|
Into Pole |
|
| STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
| Spine Acceleration |
36 G’s |
42 G’s |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

