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Side airbags aren't mandated, but the majority of 2008 and later models have them as standard to meet federal side protection requirements and to earn a good rating in the IIHS side crash test.

Not exact matches

Requirements for the Top Safety Pick + award include «Good» ratings in the IIHS» moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint tests; either a «Good» or «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small overlap front crash test» and at least a «Basic» rating for front crash prevention technology.

Safety The 2011 Forte sedan earned 2011 Top Safety Pick status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, having received Good overall scores in frontal - offset and side - impact crash tests, as well as IIHS» roof - strength and whiplash - protection tests.

The 2015 Audi A6 already scored «Good» in four of the IIHS's crash - test criteria: moderate overlap crash performance, side - impact performance, roof strength, and headrest and seat performance.

Safety, Features & Options In crash tests by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, the Optima earned top marks in front, side, rear and roof - strength evaluations, earning IIHS» Top Safety Pick status.

But the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica passed with flying colors, producing top scores in all seven IIHS tests including frontal crash protection, headlights, roof strength, and side impact strength.

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.

The Accord has also already aced the toughest crash test in the U.S., the new passenger - side small frontal overlap test from IIHS.

The International Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2013 A4 in the highest possible rating of» «good»» across the board on the frontal offset test, side impact test, roof strength test and rear crash test.

The IIHS awarded the Civic sedan with a rating of «good» on both frontal and side impact crash tests [26] and lists the Civic as the second - best 2007 small car in overall crashworthiness.

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.

The IIHS rated the Sentra an» «acceptable»» for frontal off - set crash test, a» «poor»» for side impact, and a» «poor»» for rear crash protection and head restraint.

The Challenger doesn't perform well in small overlap crash testing, scoring «Marginal» results from the IIHS, but scored best results of Good for the moderate front overlap and side impact test.

The CR - V was rated «Good» - the highest score available from the IIHS - in side impact testing, roof strength testing, and moderate overlap front crash testing, making it a Top Safety Pick from the organization for the 2012 and 2013 model years.

To qualify as an IIHS Top Safety Pick +, vehicles must perform well in the IIHS small overlap front crash test in addition to head - on, side, and rollover tests.

In addition to its «Top Safety Pick» rating from the IIHS for 2012 and 2013, and its 5 - Star overall crash - test rating from the NHTSA for 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Honda CR - V offers a standard reversing camera and a driver's side mirror that helps reveal what is in the left - side blind spot.

Like the Taurus, the Forester owned a Top Safety Pick ranking from the IIHS (for the model years 2009 to 2013) due its repeated «Good» rating in front, side, and roof crush crash testing - the latter being an area where Subaru has developed a reputation as a stand - out.

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 news release • April 4, 2018 Good ratings for 5 small SUVs in passenger - side small overlap crash test ARLINGTON, Va. — In a new round of evalua...

The IIHS came up with an award program called «Top Safety Pick» in 2005 as a way to annually make news when cars received «top ratings» — not «Good» ratings, according to the timeline on the IIHS website — in the three categories the IIHS rated at that time (front, side and rear crash tests).

Update 05/18/2016: The 2017 Santa Fe Sport has undergone IIHS crash testing and earned a «Good» rating across the board for moderate frontal overlap, small frontal overlap, side impact, head restraint, and roof strength tests.

The IIHS crash tested the Rio sedan and only gave it a «Marginal» rating for the small overlap front impact and an «Acceptable» rating for the side impact.

The IIHS has designated the 2017 Toyota Camry as a Top Safety Pick due to its stellar performance in every crash test available (including small and moderate front overlap, side impact, and roof strength).

The 2018 Honda Accord was named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institue for Highway Safety (IIHS) thanks to «Good» ratings in five crashworthiness tests (small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints & seats), and a «Superior» front crash prevention grade.

It was rated «Good» for each the «Front Offset» and the «Side Impact» crash tests while rated «Acceptable» for «Roof Strength» by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Infiniti G IIHS safety ratings.

Since the left and right sides of a vehicle are each unique in design, IIHS wanted to see if small SUVs, that rate «Acceptable» or «Good» in driver - side overlap front crash tests, are just as... Read More

Last year the IIHS conducted passenger side crash tests on small SUVs.

The inclusion of a passenger - side crash test is a first for any IIHS award, as the organization noticed that some manufacturers weren't paying sufficient attention to the passenger side, instead focusing on getting good results in the driver - side small overlap front test.

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.

To earn the 2017 Top Safety Pick + award, a vehicle must have good ratings in all five IIHS crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints — an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating.

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) announced earlier this year that it would include a new passenger - side crash test as part of its criteria for the coveted Top Safety Pick + award.

Second, though the Forester is rated a «Top Safety Pick» by the IIHS for all model years since its last redesign for 2009, after the NHTSA strengthened its crash - testing program for the 2011 model year, the Forester received a middling 3 - Star side impact rating.

When the IIHS tested the pre-facelift Mustang in 2010, was rated Good for the moderate overlap crash test, as well as head restraints and seats, but it only gained an acceptable rating for side protection.

In IIHS crash testing, the trucks got Good ratings for Moderate Overlap Front, Side, and Roof Strength, and an Adequate rating for Head Restraints and Seats.

The 2007 Amanti outscored several luxury cars in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) side - impact crash testing, to earn the highest rating of Good.

The IIHS also required a Top Safety Pick + car to have good or acceptable ratings in its new passenger - side small overlap front crash test.

To qualify for Top Safety Pick +, the IIHS's highest award, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, plus an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention.

In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the RL its top rating of GOOD in Side Impact Collision Evaluation (SICE) along with a GOOD rating for IIHS» frontal offset crash test.

To qualify for TSP +, the IIHS testing parameters require each vehicle to earn «good» ratings in five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side impact, roof strength and head restraints — as well as an «advanced» or «superior» rating for front crash prevention.

IIHS evaluates crashworthiness with five tests: moderate and small overlap frontal crashes, a side crash, a roof strength test and a head restraint and seat test that simulates a rear impact.

The 2018 Atlas earned the top «Good» ratings in the five IIHS crash tests: frontal impact moderate overlap, frontal impact small overlap, side impact, roof strength and head restraints.

EuroNCAP crash tested it in 2014 and gave it five stars overall and the «Best in Class» label, while IIHS gave it «Good» ratings for moderate overlap front impact and side impact, as well as a «Superior» rating for front crash prevention.

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.

The IIHS, which compiles its own crash test data and rates each car on a scale from GOOD to POOR, puts together its Top Safety Picks by picking the cars that scored highest for protecting occupants from frontal, side and rear impacts, as well offering electronic stability control as either standard or optional equipment.

Model Highlights Power retractable hardtop with glass sunroof Optional DSG 6 - speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters Heated front seats Highest scores from IIHS for front and side - impact crash tests

Like the previous model, the new Sorento has good ratings in all five IIHS crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints — and has an optional front crash prevention rating that earns a superior rating.

Neither the IIHS nor NHTSA rating agencies have scored the Chiron's crash tests, though it is equipped with knee, side curtain, driver, and passenger airbags — along with new restraint systems.

An aftermarket device that attaches to the sides of a tractor - trailer successfully prevented a midsize car from sliding underneath the trailer in a 40 mph crash test conducted by IIHS.

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The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the 2016 A3 sedan (we expect the essentially identical 2017 model to perform similarly) the highest possible rating of Good in its small - overlap front - impact, moderate - overlap front - impact, side - impact and roof - strength crash tests.