Vehicles considered «good choices» for under $ 10,000 have good or
acceptable side crash protection and head restraints rated better than poor.
Not exact matches
In the
side - impact
crash test, the coupe received a Good rating, while the sedan scored one notch below with an
Acceptable rating.
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.
The Toyota RAV4 is also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick, having received the institute's highest rating of good (on a scale of poor, marginal,
acceptable and good) in
side and small - and moderate - overlap frontal
crash tests, along with tests of its roof strength, head restraints and seats.
To earn a Top Safety Pick + designation, vehicles must score a good rating in the moderate overlap front,
side, rollover, and rear
crash tests, in addition to an
acceptable or good rating in the newer, more challenging small overlap front test.
To earn Top Safety Pick, vehicles must achieve good ratings in the driver -
side small overlap front, moderate overlap front,
side, roof strength and head restraint tests; earn an advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention; and also have at least
acceptable - rated headlights.
To qualify for the 2018 Top Safety Pick + award, vehicles must earn a good rating in the driver -
side small overlap front, moderate overlap front,
side, roof strength and head restraint tests; an
acceptable or good rating in the passenger -
side small overlap test; an advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention; and a good headlight rating.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety the Azera received a Good overall score in the frontal
crash test and an
Acceptable overall score in the
side impact test.
In addition to the top rating for frontal protection, the 2008 Jeep Patriot equipped with available front torso airbags also was rated «Good» for
side impact protection and «
Acceptable» for rear
crash protection.
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.
To qualify for the 2018 award, vehicles must earn a good rating in the driver -
side small overlap front, moderate overlap front,
side, roof strength and head restraint tests; an advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention; and an
acceptable or good headlight rating.
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
crash tests, the Mustang coupe earned a top score of «Good» for frontal - offset collision protection and a second - best «
Acceptable» for
side - impact protection.
While the 2017 model's
crash results haven't been released yet, the IIHS» evaluation of the 2016 model last year was 4 - out - of - 5 stars, based on «Good» scores in all categories except Small Overlap Front («Poor») and
Side Impact («
Acceptable»).
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.
To earn a 2017 Top Safety Pick + award, a vehicle must have good ratings in all five 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 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.
As of this year, a vehicle had to achieve a Good score in moderate overlap,
side, roof, and head restraints tests, an
Acceptable or Good rating in the small front overlap
crash test, and at least an Advanced or Superior rating in the Front
Crash Prevention tests.
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
It gets good ratings save for its passenger
side small overlap
crash protection rating, which comes in at the minimum «
acceptable» level the IIHS considered for vehicles worthy of inclusion here.
Of its four tests, the frontal offset test,
side impact test, roof strength test and rear
crash protection / head restraint test, the Suzuki Equator scored a highest possible grade of «Good» on three, with a second highest possible rating of «
Acceptable» on the rear
crash protection test.
Only 2 of the 5 earn this rating for protection in
side crashes, but none of the 5 earns anything less than an
acceptable rating.
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.
This is in addition to a good or
acceptable rating for occupant protection in a small overlap front
crash, plus good ratings in the moderate overlap front,
side, roof strength and head restraint tests.
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 the
side impact
crash test, it managed 14.82 out of 16 points — driver chest protection was listed as
acceptable.
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.
The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating for
side impact protection and an
acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover
crashes.
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.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Outlander Sport the second - best score of «
Acceptable» in the small - overlap frontal - offset
crash test and the best grade of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset,
side - impact, roof - strength and rear - impact (whiplash - protection)
crash tests.
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.
Camry and Accord with
side airbags rated good, Malibu
acceptable; 10 other midsize cars rated poor in tests simulating
crash with SUV
Top Safety Pick + awards are handed out only to vehicles which score «good» ratings in moderate overlap front,
side, rollover and rear
crash tests; and a «good» or «
acceptable» rating in the new small overlap test.
Moderate overlap front
crash test rating: good Small overlap front
crash test rating:
acceptable Side impact
crash test rating: good Roof strength test rating: good
Moderate overlap front
crash test rating: good Small overlap front
crash test rating: good
Side impact
crash test rating: good Roof strength test rating:
acceptable
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Veloster the highest possible rating of «Good» in the moderate - overlap frontal - offset and roof - strength tests, with the second - highest rating of «
Acceptable» for
side -
crash protection.
The Tesla Model S initially had earned an
acceptable rating in the small overlap test, which represents the type of
crash that occurs when the front driver -
side corner of a vehicle hits a tree or utility pole or collides with another vehicle.
The Institute introduced the Plus award in 2012 to recognize models that achieve «good» or «
acceptable» performance in the small - overlap test as well as «good» ratings in each of four other criteria — moderate overlap front
crash,
side impact and rollover tests, plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
«The
side structure of the Fusion held up reasonably well in the
crash test, and this car's structural rating of
acceptable is better than some other midsize models we've tested,» Lund points out.
Just 15 vehicles qualify for the Top Safety Pick + award from IIHS after the requirements were strengthened to include good - rated headlights and good or
acceptable passenger -
side protection in small overlap front
crashes.
The Institute rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and
side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS judged it merely
acceptable for frontal and
side - impact
crash, performance, and poor strength of its roof in a rollover.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a midsize luxury hybrid, earns a good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for
side impact protection and an
acceptable rating for roof strength in rollover
crashes.
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 safe on the passenger
side.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Pontiac G6 an overall Good score in the frontal offset
crash test [3] but an
Acceptable score in the
side impact
crash test even though
side airbags were introduced late in the 2006 model year.
Vehicles on the best choices list must also have a good rating for roof strength to protect in rollover
crashes and a good or
acceptable rating in the small overlap test, which replicates what happens when the front, driver -
side corner of a vehicle strikes another vehicle or an object such as a tree or utility pole.
The four - door version of Nissan's restyled - for - 2013 midsize Altima got «good» scores in the moderate - overlap frontal,
side, rear and roof - crush
crash tests, and an «
acceptable» rating in IIHS» new small - overlap frontal
crash test.
Because the small overlap
crash test is so new, the IIHS only requires cars to score «good» or «
acceptable» on it to earn a Top Safety Pick rating — provided they ace all four of the organization's other
crash tests (moderate front overlap,
side, rollover, and rear).
The Institute rates vehicles good,
acceptable, marginal, or poor based on performance in high - speed front and
side crash tests plus evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.
The IIHS performs
side impact and rollover
crash tests and rates vehicles as poor, marginal,
acceptable, or good based on their performances in these tests.