The Institute's «Top Safety Pick» award recognizes passenger vehicles that excel in protecting passengers in moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests and also achieve a «Good» or «Acceptable» rating in the small
overlap frontal test.
To qualify for Top Safety Pick, vehicles must have good ratings for occupant protection in the moderate
overlap frontal test, side impact, rollover and rear tests, regardless of their small overlap rating.
The Kizashi also earns good ratings in the moderate
overlap frontal test, side test and seat / head restraint evaluation.
The small
overlap frontal test represents a severe crash.
In the Institute's 40 mph offset frontal test, now called a moderate
overlap frontal test, 40 percent of the total width of a vehicle strikes a deformable barrier on the driver side.
In the small
overlap frontal test, a vehicle travels at 40 mph toward a 5 - foot - tall rigid barrier.
The Acura TL earns a good rating in the small
overlap frontal test.
Beginning with 2015 models built after July 2015, the vehicle's computer software was modified to optimize frontal airbag and seat belt pretensioner impact sensing, primarily for the small
overlap frontal test mode, but also to a certain extent for the moderate overlap mode.
The small
overlap frontal test is considered one of the most difficult tests, as it challenges the airbags and safety belt to guard a person moving forward and to the side when the car hits an obstacle head on with 25 % of the vehicle.
The test overlaps 25 % of the front of the car instead of the IIHS» conventional 40 % -
overlap frontal test, which IIHS still conducts.
«Most automakers design their vehicles to ace our moderate
overlap frontal test and NHTSA's full - width frontal test, but the problem of small overlap crashes hasn't been addressed.
Top crash - test scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have earned the 500 status as an IIHS Top Safety Pick, but IIHS has yet to conduct its latest small -
overlap frontal test on the car.
Two driver - side small
overlap frontal tests of the Impreza were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Subaru as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two passenger - side small
overlap frontal tests of the Continental were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Ford as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two moderate
overlap frontal tests of the M were conducted by Nissan, one of a 2011 model and the other representing a 2013 model as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two moderate
overlap frontal tests of the Rogue were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Nissan as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two passenger - side small
overlap frontal tests of the Odyssey were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Honda as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two moderate
overlap frontal tests were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by BMW as part of frontal crash test verification.
Two moderate
overlap frontal tests of the CR - V were conducted, one by the Institute and the other by Honda as of part of frontal crash test verification.
The result of these efforts provides the capability for the Accord Sedan to achieve a GOOD rating in the new IIHS small
overlap frontal testing.
Not exact matches
The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the A6 its highest rating of «Good» in the moderate -
overlap frontal - offset, side - impact and roof - strength
tests, while the A6's seat and head restraint design was also rated «Good» for whiplash protection in rear impacts.
It has not been through the organization's new
frontal small -
overlap test at this time, which would determine if it is a Top Safety Pick.
It's an IIHS Top Safety Pick, but the agency has yet to subject the car to its more challenging small -
overlap frontal impact
test (click here for more details)-- a requirement for Top Safety Pick Plus status.
Safety Despite its nine standard airbags, the Yaris scored marginal in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small -
overlap frontal crash
test.
The new small
overlap frontal crash
test, designed to simulate what would happen when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or object, constitutes the front end of the driver's side striking a five - foot tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.
It hasn't been subjected to that organization's stringent new small -
overlap frontal crash
test.
Fortunately, a new
test that gauges a car's performance in smaller -
overlap frontal collisions now distinguishes better among the
test subjects.
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.
Safety The Toyota Corolla performed well in crash
tests, earning the top score of Good in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's moderate -
overlap frontal, side, rear and roof - strength
tests.
Moderate
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Volkswagen / Audi as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
The small
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the sedan version of the Outback, known as the Legacy, also redesigned for 2015 and similarly modified in 2018.
The small
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.
The passenger - side small
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.
Moderate
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Fiat Chrysler as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
As we reported Monday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new offset
frontal - barrier
test simulates a 40 - mph collision with a rigid barrier that
overlaps just 25 % of the car.
The moderate
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.
Driver - side small
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Volkswagen / Audi as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
The 2013 Toyota Camry sedan and Prius v hybrid (above, right) failed a new crash
test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that simulates a
frontal impact
overlapping a small portion of the car — say, piling into a tree from your left headlight.
The new
test will augment the agency's existing
frontal test, which crashes a car at 40 mph against a deformable barrier that
overlaps 40 % of the front.
The moderate
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Legacy, known as the Outback, also redesigned for 2015.
Moderate
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on two
tests conducted by Nissan as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
Passenger - side small
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Volkswagen as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
The small
overlap frontal crash
test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Legacy, known as the Outback, also redesigned for 2015.
Moderate
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Subaru as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
It's the largest yet for the so - called «small
overlap»
frontal test that many luxury brands failed in August 2012.
Driver - side small
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a
test conducted by Toyota as part of
frontal crash
test verification.
In IIHS
testing, the Chrysler 300 earns a «Marginal» rating in the small
overlap frontal - impact
test.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the 2014 A6 the highest possible rating of «Good» in the moderate -
overlap frontal - offset, side - impact and roof strength
tests.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave SuperCrew models a top rating of «Good» in its moderate -
overlap frontal - offset, side - impact and roof - strength
tests.
Passenger - side small
overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based a
test conducted by Hyundai of an Elantra GT as part of
frontal crash
test verification.