Radar Detector Tests & Reviews
Radar Detector Tests and Reviews for 2015
Each year Radar Roy does extensive testing on various radar detectors and laser jammers and publishes his reviews and videos here on RadarDetector.org and on RadarBusters.com.
Roy then rates the detectors using his 5-Star rating, with detectors in the 5-Star Category ranking the best.
Five Star Rated Radar Detectors
Currently the only radar detector that holds the honor as being rated as a 5-Star radar detector is the Passport Max2.
Four Star Rated Radar Detectors
The radar detectors that are ranked as 4-star detectors have the distinction of having 8 times the capture distance of a police K and Ka radar gun and are also stealth. They include:
Three Star Rated Radar Detectors
The radar detectors ranked as 3-Star radar detectors have 4 times the capture distance of a police radar gun and include:
Two Star Rated Radar Detectors
The radar detectors ranked as 2-Star radar detectors have just over 2 times the capture distance of a police radar gun and include:
- Adaptive TPX Radar Detector
- Beltronics Pro 100
- Beltronics Pro 200
- Escort Solo S3
- Whistler CR90
- Whistler CR85
One Star Rated Radar Detectors
Radar Detectors ranked as being 1-Star radar detectors do NOT have the performance you would need to beat a radar detector speed trap, because of this he does not recommend that you purchase one.
The detectors in this category include:
- Any radar detector from Cobra
- Any radar detector from Radar Shield Technologies
- Any radar detector from Rocky Mountain Radar
- Super Stealth 9000
- Blue Raider Jammer