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Vehicle ratings. IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity. Start typing a make and/or model, and a list of choices will appear.
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About the awards and ratings. To qualify for 2024 Top Safety...
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- 2022 Top Safety PICKs
About the awards and ratings. To qualify for 2024 Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the small overlap front, original moderate overlap front and updated side tests.
Behind the ratings. Learn what vehicle safety tests we conduct and what goes into each evaluation.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars. Combines driver and front passenger frontal barrier ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles.
1993. Began using the 5-Star Safety Ratings system to help consumers make informed safety choices when buying new vehicles. 1996. Began testing and rating vehicles for side crash protection. 2000. Began testing vehicles for resistance to rollover crashes, which are more dangerous than other types of crashes. 2003.
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The NHTSA puts vehicles through four separate tests before giving their rating, while the IIHS administers six tests. For the IIHS Top Safety Pick, vehicles must score near-top ratings in five of these tests, obtaining at least an "acceptable" ranking in their headlights category.
