The IIHS rates vehicles on performance in front and side crash tests, a roof strength test, and evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, as well as evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in a moderate overlap frontal crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles in a moderate overlap front crash, small overlap front crash, side impact and rollover test, and evaluates seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impact collisions.
IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in high - speed front and side crash tests, a roof strength test for rollover protection, plus evaluations of seats / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
IIHS rates vehicles based on their performance in moderate overlap front crash, small overlap frontal crash, side impact and rollover, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints.
The IIHS rates vehicles in five different crash categories, as well as rating optional automatic braking system technologies and the quality of their headlamps.
IIHS rates vehicles on how easy it is to install child restraints in them using LATCH.
Not exact matches
«We would argue, that to be considered the safest
vehicle on the road, it should earn a «Good»
rating from the
IIHS as well as a five - star safety
rating from NHTSA,» Zuby said.
Stay tuned for more news from the
IIHS on which
vehicles will qualify for the Top Safety Pick +
rating under the new criteria.
IIHS issues an evaluation of good, acceptable, marginal or poor, and top performing
vehicles can earn the group's «Top Safety Pick»
rating.
The Sorento only offers a front collision warning system, while the
IIHS» new criteria requires either an «Advanced» or «Superior»
rating from frontal crash prevention systems, meaning that the
vehicle must have some active element such as collision mitigation braking.
The
IIHS revised the requirements for its 2014 Top Safety Pick
rating, requiring eligible
vehicles to score at least «Acceptable» in the small overlap test.
Any
vehicle with an automatic warning system scores «Basic» in this category, while cars with automatic braking features can score «Advanced» or «Superior»
ratings based on
IIHS tests of the technologies at 12 mph and 25 mph.
The
IIHS ratings evaluate frontal offset, side impact, and rear - end collisions, and also mandate thatthe
vehicle offers stability control.
The automaker also noted that a total of 21 Toyota, Lexus, and Scion
vehicles are
rated Top Safety Picks by the
IIHS.
Base Price — $ 30,990 Initial Quality — 4 Predicted Reliability — 2.5 Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 5 Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 13/30 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — 5 Stars *
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — Not a «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 36.3 cu.
Base Price — $ 31,245 Initial Quality — 2 Predicted Reliability — 3 Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 3 Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 18/27 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — 5 Stars
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 46.8 cu.
Base Price — $ 24,890 Initial Quality — 3 Predicted Reliability — 2.5 Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 2 Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 16/21 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — Testing is incomplete
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — Not a «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 12.8 - 31.5 cu.
Base Price — $ 34,950 Initial Quality — 4 PCRs Predicted Reliability — 3 PCRs Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 4 PCRs Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 17/22 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — 4 Stars
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — Not a «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 46.3 cu.
Base Price — $ 25,845 Initial Quality
Rating — 3 Predicted Reliability — 3.5 Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 3 Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 20/33 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — 5 Stars
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 35.5 cu.
Base Price — $ 25,995 Initial Quality — 5 PCRs Predicted Reliability — 3 PCRs Overall
Vehicle Appeal — 5 PCRs Fuel Economy (city / highway mpg)-- 17/29 NHTSA Crash Test
Rating — 5 Stars
IIHS Crash Test
Rating — «Top Safety Pick» Cargo Volume Behind Second - Row Seat — 38.8 cu.
The
IIHS annually recognizes
vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover and rear crashes based on good
rating in a series of tests conducted by the Institute.
Two new Chrysler Group LLC
vehicles, the 2011 Chrysler 300 and the 2011 Dodge Charger, have been named Top Safety Picks for 2011 by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS), marking the first time both
vehicles have achieved the highest
ratings.
To qualify for
IIHS» 2018 Top Safety Pick + designation, a
vehicle must earn a «good» or «acceptable» passenger - side
rating, and a «good» headlight
rating.
Neither
vehicle has been
rated by the
IIHS for 2017 but testing by the NHTSA for 2017 furnish the dramatic difference of a 5 - star overall score for the RAV4 and a 4 - star overall rank for the Rogue.
IIHS evaluated seven 2018 model year
vehicles in its passenger - side small overlap crash test, five of which garnered good
ratings, including the BMW X1, Mitsubishi Outlander, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Jeep Compass.
Thus far, no
vehicle in
IIHS» small - SUV category has garnered a Top Safety Pick + award, «because they fall short of a good
rating for headlights,» the organization said in a release.
The 2016 Subaru WRX joins the exclusive list of Top Safety Pick Plus
rated vehicles by the
IIHS.
It is also one of the safest
vehicles on the road as an
IIHS Top Safety Pick and a NHTSA five - star overall
rated vehicle.
The
IIHS is focused on testing two aspects when it comes to a
vehicle's safety
rating: crashworthiness — which
rates how well a
vehicle protects the drivers and passengers in a crash and crash avoidance — which
rates the technology the
vehicle has to prevent a crash.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS) is an independent organization that tests
vehicles and gives them safety
ratings based on their scientific crash prevention research.
«Whenever consumers are on the hunt for a new
vehicle they should consult two key resources: safety
ratings from
IIHS and insurance loss results from HLDI,» says Matt Moore, HLDI's senior vice president.
The 2017 Ridgeline earned a best possible 5 - Star Overall
Vehicle Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with Ridgeline already ranking as the first and only pickup to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK + rating from the
Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with Ridgeline already ranking as the first and only pickup to earn a TOP SAFETY PICK +
rating from the
rating from the
IIHS.1
The three family - friendly Honda
vehicles — each earning the top crashworthiness
ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS) and equipped with a standard rearview camera — were selected out of hundreds of models for excelling in the key areas of safety, convenience features, performance and value.
The study by
IIHS» VP of research, Jessica Cicchino, shows that ``... lane departure warning lowers
rates of single -
vehicle, sideswipe and head - on crashes of all severities by 11 percent and lowers the
rates of injury crashes of the same types by 21 percent.»
A new suite of Honda Sensing ™ safety and driver - assistive features, available on the Touring trim, contribute to the
vehicle's TOP SAFETY PICK +
rating from
IIHS.
As an NHTSA 5 - star
rated vehicle and
IIHS Top Safety Pick + for 2017, safety levels are exceptional — including features such as pre sense collision safety system, forward collision warning, and auto - braking.
Over the years, Toyota has placed a great emphasis on making its
vehicles the safest on the road, so it should come as no surprise that the Toyota safety
ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS) continue to be some of the best in the industry!
With its next - generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure and Honda Sensing ™ technology, the 2017 Accord is anticipated to receive the highest available crash safety
rating from the U.S. government — a 5 - Star Overall
Vehicle Score from the NHTSA — and a similar top
rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS).
Joe Nolan,
IIHS Senior Vice President,
Vehicle Research, noted that the results ran the gamut from the best
rating of «Good,» to the worst
rating of «Poor,» and that some small cars continue to «struggle» with the
IIHS small overlap front crash test.
To qualify for 2016 Top Safety Pick +, a
vehicle must earn good
ratings in the five
IIHS crashworthiness tests and an advanced or superior
rating for front crash prevention.
Automakers vie for inclusion on the list of safest
vehicles and strive for — and brag about in adverts - the highest possible
IIHS safety
ratings.
View New Inventory Toyota Safety Sense ™ Contact Us Over the years, Toyota has placed a great emphasis on making its
vehicles the safest on the road, so it should come as no surprise that the Toyota safety
ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS) continue to be some of the best in the industry!
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IIHS has found that an occupant in a side
vehicle crash with a Poor
rating on side impact safety is three times more likely to die than one in a
vehicle with a Good side impact safety
rating.
Although four of the eight pickups earned «good»
ratings, none of the
vehicles qualify for either of
IIHS's Top Safety Pick awards because they have poorly
rated headlights and don't have an automatic emergency braking system.
Honda and Acura leads all automakers with six
vehicles in their lineup receiving the highest possible safety
rating of Top Safety Pick + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
IIHS).
The NHTSA
rates it a 5 - star
vehicle and the
IIHS rates it good.
«Inside
IIHS: Frontal offset testing» explains the differences between the Institute's two frontal crash tests and demonstrates how structural performance, dummy injury measures and restraint systems affect a
vehicle's frontal
rating.