31/07/2008 14:08. The Century received an "acceptable" crash test rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in that organization's frontal offset crash test.

From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Century earned four stars for driver protection and three stars for front passenger protection in frontal crash tests; later models with side airbags (they became available in 2000) scored three stars each for side impact protection for front and rear seat occupants. Unfortunately, this was no better than cars without side airbags fared.

Like other GM "midsizers", the Century suffers from rapid depreciation. Used values, according to Canadian Red Book, range from a low of $3,075 for a 1997 model to a high of just $10,575... // CanadianDriver