Data table
Full-Face Bike Helmets — VT STAR Ratings
16 full-face helmets tested by VT (6 5-star), best STAR score 7.66.
Every full-face helmet in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab's STAR registry (16 of 304 tested), sorted by STAR score (lower is safer).
| Lower is better — VT's predicted-concussion-risk score. Not a percentage. | VT's 1-5 star bin for the STAR score; 5 = best available, 0 = lowest-scoring tested helmets | VT's own category — Road, Mountain, Urban, Multi-sport (commuter/rec), Full-Face | MIPS or equivalent — derived from model name only, not independently verified | Safety standards met; CPSC is the US baseline floor nearly every row meets | VT's listed test-time price — street estimate, verify before publish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7iDP M1 | 17.335 | 2 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $90 | 2024 |
| Bell Servo | 15.717 | 3 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $80 | 2025 |
| Demon United FR Link | 15.54 | 3 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $100 | 2024 |
| Demon United Podium | 15.284 | 3 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $70 | 2025 |
| Mongoose Title | 14.54 | 3 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $88 | 2024 |
| Lazer Chase KinetiCore | 13.512 | 3 stars | Full-Face | KinetiCore | CPSC | $200 | 2023 |
| Endura MT500 Full-Face MIPS | 13.458 | 3 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC | $300 | 2023 |
| O'NEAL Sonus | 11.781 | 4 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC | $100 | 2024 |
| Lazer Cage KinetiCore | 11.758 | 4 stars | Full-Face | KinetiCore | CPSC | $300 | 2022 |
| Bluegrass Vanguard Core | 10.15 | 4 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $350 | 2023 |
| Outdoor Master RHINO | 9.83 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, ASTM | $130 | 2026 |
| LEATT Gravity 5.0 | 9.335 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $384 | 2026 |
| 6D Alterra | 8.503 | 5 stars | Full-Face | not stated in model name | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776, ASTM | $395 | 2025 |
| Sweet Protection Fixer Composite 2Vi MIPS | 8.243 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $450 | 2026 |
| Sweet Protection Strayer 2Vi MIPS | 7.877 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $350 | 2026 |
| Sweet Protection Fixer Carbon 2Vi MIPS | 7.659 | 5 stars | Full-Face | MIPS | CPSC, EN 1078, NTA 8776 | $650 | 2026 |