Insurance Institute Auto Safety Ratings

G good ratings in the driver side small overlap front moderate overlap front side roof strength and head restraint tests.

Insurance institute auto safety ratings. A g acceptable or good rating in the passenger side small overlap front test. Enhanced 5 star safety ratings to include an overall vehicle score and a listing of advanced recommended safety technologies. Car safety ratings for 2018 vehicles the insurance institute for highway safety provides vehicle ratings each year using high speed front and side crash tests to determine vehicle safety. Twenty three vehicles won the insurance institute for highway safety iihs top safety pick for 2020 while another 41 won the top safety pick.

The highway loss data institute hldi shares and supports this mission through scientific studies of insurance data representing the human and economic losses resulting. This feature will be standard in all vehicles by 2018. Vehicle ratings iihs tests evaluate two aspects of safety. You can specify a year too.

Vehicle safety should be a major consideration when you are in the market to buy a new or used car. Consumer reports cr and the insurance institute for highway safety iihs are teaming up for the first time to recommend safe reliable and affordable used vehicles for teenage drivers. 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. 2013 added rearview video systems to the list of recommended technologies to help prevent backover incidents.

If rated by nhtsa they earn 4 or 5 stars overall or 4 or 5 stars in the front and side tests under the old rating scheme. Start typing a make and or model and a list of choices will appear. Vehicle safety ratings issued by the national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa and the insurance institute for highway safety iihs provide critical information that can help you make a well informed buying decision.