The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released its list of the safest 2019 automobile models. Each received the organization’s Top Safety Pick+ designation, its highest award.
Top Safety Pick+ is defined by the IIHS as having “the highest rating for passenger-side protection in a small overlap front crash and have good-rated available headlights.” These also must have included good ratings in the “driver-side and passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.” These five tests are used to determine the total safety of a car.
Subaru had the most winners with seven of the 30. This was followed by Hyundai Motor, which owns the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands. Mercedes-Benz and Toyota, along with its luxury brand Lexus, also had multiple models.
The entire list of 30:
Small cars
Honda Insight
Hyundai Elantra (built after September 2018)
Kia Forte
Kia Niro hybrid
Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid
Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru Impreza four-door sedan
Subaru Impreza wagon
Subaru WRX
Midsize cars
Hyundai Sonata
Kia Optima
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Toyota Camry
Midsize luxury cars
Genesis G70
Lexus ES
Large car
Toyota Avalon (built after September 2018)
Large luxury cars
BMW 5 series
Genesis G80
Genesis G90
Mercedes-Benz E-Class four-door sedan
Small SUVs
Hyundai Kona
Mazda CX-5
Midsize SUVs
Hyundai Santa Fe
Kia Sorento
Subaru Ascent
Midsize luxury SUVs
Acura RDX
BMW X3
Mercedes-Benz GLC
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
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