2014 Safest Vehicles per IHHS
This is always a well liked post to our blog: Important to note the new criteria being used as well. Due to the new criteria being used to judge safety by the IHHS the number of vehicles on the list dropped to 39 for 2014 from 130 in 2013. The list is below and to view the full release including the video follow this link:
Small cars
- Honda Civic 4-door
- Mazda 3 built after October 2013
- Toyota Prius built after November 2013
Midsize moderately priced cars
- Ford Fusion
- Honda Accord 2-door
- Honda Accord 4-door
- Mazda 6
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
Midsize luxury/near-luxury cars
- Infiniti Q50
- Lincoln MKZ
- Volvo S60
Large luxury cars
- Acura RL
- Volvo S80
Small SUVs
- Mazda CX-5 built after October 2013
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Subaru Forester
Midsize SUV
- Toyota Highlander
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura MDX
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class built after August 2013
- Volvo XC60
Minivan
- Honda Odyssey
Minicar
- Chevrolet Spark
Small cars
- Dodge Dart
- Ford Focus
- Honda Civic 2-door
- Hyundai Elantra
- Scion tC
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru XV Crosstrek
Midsize moderately priced cars
- Chrysler 200 4-door
- Dodge Avenger
- Kia Optima
- Nissan Altima
- Toyota Camry built after November 2013
- Volkswagen Passat
Midsize luxury/near-luxury car
- Acura TL
Small SUV
- Mitsubushi Outlander Sport
Midsize luxury SUV
- Volvo XC90
Except for the Volvo S60, S80 and XC60 and the hybrid version of the Honda Civic 4-door, vehicles listed under Top Safety Pick+ qualify for that award only when equipped with optional front crash prevention. Front crash prevention isn’t available on nonhybrid versions of the Civic.
