2016 Audi A6 Earns Top Safety Pick+

The 2016 Audi A6 has just proven that it’s as safe as it is luxurious with a Top Safety Pick+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the highest rating available. With refreshed looks for 2016, the A6 scored the highest possible score in the small overlap crash test, which has been added rather recently…

All 2018-19 Honda Models Claim 5-Star Safety Rating

As the year comes to a close, Honda has something big to celebrate: every 2018-2019 model tested this year has earned the highest-possible five-star score for overall vehicle safety in crash testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, making the Honda lineup one of the safest in the industry. Of the 12 tested models,…

IIHS Gives Audi A3, S3 Top Safety Scores

2015 Audi A3 – IIHS Top Safety Pick+ The results are in, and the Audi A3 and S3 passed their crash tests with flying colors, each earning a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The A3 went the extra mile, earning a Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest a car can…

New 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek Earns Highest NHTSA Safety Rating

The 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the new 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek with the organization’s highest safety rating. Both the gas and hybrid versions of the crossover SUV earned a 5-Star Safety Rating from the Federal government, after passing recently conducted crash tests with flying colors. The…

NHTSA Awards 2014 Hyundai Veloster Top Safety Rating

The 2014 Hyundai Veloster, pictured, earned the top safety rating from NHTSA. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently awarded the 2014 Hyundai Veloster its overall five-star crash test rating, which is the highest rating that the government administration doles out. The 2014 Hyundai Veloster top safety rating signals its success across several tests…

2016 Ford F-150 Only Large Pickup to Earn IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK

2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab IIHS small overlap frontal crash test Photo: IIHS.org Ford announced today that the 2016 Ford F-150—in both its SuperCrew and SuperCab configurations—has earned the distinction of being a TOP SAFETY PICK from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The F-150, redesigned for the 2015 model year to include a high-strength steel…

2019 Hyundai Nexo Scores IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating

Hyundai’s Nexo hydrogen fuel cell SUV aced its IIHS crash tests Photo: Hyundai The 2019 Hyundai Nexo SUV recently became the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to undergo testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Nexo aced that test by winning a Top Safety Pick+ rating — the highest one available. To achieve…

IIHSA Says 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan is Tops in Safety

After winning “Good” marks in five categories of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test criteria—frontal impact small overlap; frontal impact moderate overlap; roof strength; side impact; and head restraints—the Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)- and Forward Collision Warning-equipped 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan has claimed the distinction of a 2017 Top Safety Pick. As…

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was created by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 as an agency of the United States government’s executive branch and their Department of Transportation. Today, the NHTSA is primarily known for authoring and applying Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and conducting crash testing—vehicles that receive the annual NHTSA…