Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
09/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2024 08:13
Eight more vehicles qualify for awards
Eight more vehicles qualify for IIHS awards
The new winners bring the total number of vehicles earning this year's Top Safety Pick+ award to 38 and the number earning Top Safety Pickto 53.
By
September 12, 2024
Eight vehicles from five manufacturers earn accolades in the latest batch of ratings issued by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70, 2025 Genesis GV70, 2025 Honda Civic sedan, 2024 Subaru Solterra and 2025 Toyota Camry earn the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award, while the 2025 Honda Civic hatchback, 2025 Mini Countryman and 2024 Subaru WRX earn the lower-tier Top Safety Pick.
The awards for the two Genesis vehicles apply only to models built after April 2024, when improvements were made to the rear seat belts and rear seat design.
The new winners bring the total number of vehicles earning this year's Top Safety Pick+ award to 38 and the number earning Top Safety Pickto 53.
To qualify for either award in 2024, vehicles need good ratings in the small overlap front and updated side tests, an acceptable or good rating in the pedestrian front crash prevention evaluation and acceptable- or good-rated headlights across all trim levels. In addition, a good rating in the original moderate overlap front test is enough to qualify for Top Safety Pick, but a good or acceptable rating in the updated test is needed for the "plus."
Three recently tested vehicles, the 2024 Buick Envista, 2024 Chevrolet Trax and 2024 Kia Seltos, do not qualify for awards. All three fall short in the updated side test and in the headlight requirement, and the Trax misses the mark in the pedestrian test.
Two IIHS evaluations, seat belt reminders and LATCH ease of use, are not part of the award criteria but are included in the table below. Consumers may wish to factor them into their purchase decisions.
Complete ratings for 11 recently tested vehicles
|
Vehicle Name
|
Small overlap front | Moderate overlap front | Updated side | Headlights | Front crash prevention: pedestrian | Seat belt reminders | LATCH ease of use |
|
Top Safety Pick +2024 Genesis Electrified GV70Midsize luxury SUVbuilt after April 2024
Fully electric - no gas tank
|
G
|
G
original test
G
updated test
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
G
|
G
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Genesis GV70Midsize luxury SUVbuilt after April 2024 |
G
|
G
original test
G
updated test
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
G
|
G
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Honda Civic sedanSmall car |
G
|
G
original test
A
updated test
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
G
|
G
+
|
|
Top Safety Pick +2024 Subaru SolterraSmall SUV
Fully electric - no gas tank
|
G
|
G
original test
G
updated test
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Toyota CamryMidsize car |
G
|
G
original test
G
updated test
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
|
| Top Safety Pick2025 Honda Civic hatchbackSmall car |
G
|
G
original test
not rated in updated test
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
not rated
|
not rated
|
| Top Safety Pick2025 Mini CountrymanSmall car |
G
|
G
original test
not rated in updated test
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
not rated
|
not rated
|
| Top Safety Pick2024 Subaru WRXSmall car |
G
|
G
original test
M
updated test
|
G
|
GA
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
+
|
| 2024 Buick EnvistaSmall SUV |
G
|
G
original test
P
updated test
|
A
|
M
|
A
standard system
|
A
|
A
|
| 2024 Chevrolet TraxSmall SUV |
G
|
G
original test
P
updated test
|
A
|
M
|
M
standard system
|
A
|
A
|
| 2024 Kia SeltosSmall SUV |
G
|
G
original test
A
updated test
|
M
|
AP
|
A
standard system
|
M
|
A
|
-
G
Good
-
A
Acceptable
-
M
Marginal
-
P
Poor
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