30 Safest Cars in America

Special Report

Published: December 21, 2018 6:46 pm

Last Updated: January 11, 2020 1:20 pm

In a report released this week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety identified the safest cars on the road. IIHS identified 30 2019 model year vehicles as a “Top Safety Pick+.”

Just 11 automakers are behind the 30 models that earned IIHS’s top safety rank. Asian brands like Kia and Hyundai dominate the list, and Japan’s Subaru leads all automakers with seven of the 30 vehicles that earned the highest safety rating. Not one American car makes the list.

No miniature vehicles make the list, but the 30 models range from small to large and include both luxury and mass-market vehicles. This is partially the result of how IIHS awards its “Top Safety Pick+” designation. On its website, IIHS states:

“Size and weight influence occupant protection in serious crashes. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Thus, a small car that’s a TOP SAFETY PICK+ … doesn’t necessarily afford more protection than a bigger car that doesn’t earn the award.”

IIHS, a nonprofit research organization funded by auto insurers, ranks most major categories of safety tests on a four point scale: “poor,” “marginal,” “acceptable,” and “good.” IIHS identifies a vehicle as a “Top Safety Pick+” if it earns good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, and side crashes, as well as roof strength and head restraint tests. It also must earn an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention as well as a good headlight rating. Most of these vehicles score nearly perfect across all major and minor crash and crash prevention tests.

Vehicle Category:	Make and Model:	Side Collision:	Small Overlap Front Collision:	Front Crash Prevention:
Small cars	Honda Insight	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Hyundai Elantra	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Kia Forte	Good	Good	5/6
Small cars	Kia Niro hybrid	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Subaru Crosstrek	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Subaru Impreza 4-door wagon	Good	Good	6/6
Small cars	Subaru WRX	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize cars	Hyundai Sonata	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize cars	Kia Optima	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize cars	Subaru Legacy	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize cars	Subaru Outback	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize cars	Toyota Camry	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize luxury cars	Genesis G70	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize luxury cars	Lexus ES 350	Good	Good	6/6
Large cars	Toyota Avalon	Good	Good	6/6
Large luxury cars	BMW 5 series	Good	Good	6/6
Large luxury cars	Genesis G80	Good	Good	6/6
Large luxury cars	Genesis G90	Good	Good	6/6
Large luxury cars	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	Good	Good	6/6
Small SUVs	Hyundai Kona	Good	Good	6/6
Small SUVs	Mazda CX-5	Good	Good	5/6
Midsize SUVs	Hyundai Santa Fe	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize SUVs	Kia Sorento	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize SUVs	Subaru Ascent	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize luxury SUVs	Acura RDX	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize luxury SUVs	BMW X3	Good	Good	6/6
Midsize luxury SUVs	Mercedes-Benz GLC	Good	Good	5/6
Midsize luxury SUVs	Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class	Good	Good	6/6

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