Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
12/16/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2025 23:13
Sixteen more models earn IIHS awards
Sixteen more models finish 2025 with IIHS accolades
The latest additions bring the total number of 2025 Top Safety Pick+ award winners to 66 and the number of 2025 Top Safety Pickwinners to 18.
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December 16, 2025
Sixteen 2025 and 2026 models from 12 different brands earn Top Safety Pickor Top Safety Pick+ awards in the latest round of vehicle ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The Top Safety Pick+ winners include the Audi A6 Sportback e-tron, Audi All-new Q5, Audi All-new Q5 Sportback, Genesis G80, Honda Passport, Infiniti QX60, Kia Sorento, Lexus NX, Subaru Forester, Tesla Cybertruck, Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and Volvo EX90.
The Acura ADX, Hyundai Palisade and Tesla Model 3 earn the lower-tier Top Safety Pickaward.
To qualify for either award this year, vehicles need good ratings in the small overlap front and side tests, an acceptable or good rating in the pedestrian front crash prevention evaluation and acceptable- or good-rated headlights across all trim levels.
An acceptable rating in the moderate overlap front test is enough to qualify for Top Safety Pick, but a good rating is required for the "plus."
Three current IIHS evaluations - vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0, 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.
Many of the new award winners boast improved performance in the moderate overlap front test compared with earlier versions. A few have better headlights or higher ratings in the small overlap or side tests.
In some cases, the modifications needed to achieve those gains were made midway through the model year. For those models, the award only applies to vehicles built after a specific date, which is noted in the table.
New ratings are also available for the Jeep Gladiator, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Ram 1500 crew cab and Volkswagen Tiguan, none of which qualifies for an award.
Subpar performance in the headlight and pedestrian crash avoidance evaluations prevent the Gladiator from qualifying. It also has not undergone the small overlap crash test. The others miss out due to marginal or poor ratings in the moderate overlap test.
The most recent additions bring the total number of 2025 Top Safety Pick+ award winners to 66 and the number of 2025 Top Safety Pickwinners to 18.
Complete ratings for 20 recently tested vehicles
| Vehicle name | Small overlap front | Moderate overlap front | Updated side | Headlights | Front crash prevention: pedestrian | Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0 | Seat belt reminders | LATCH ease of use |
| Top Safety Pick + 2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron Large luxury car |
G
|
G
|
G
|
GA
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
M
|
G
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Audi All-new Q5Midsize luxury SUVBuilt after July 2025 |
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
not
rated |
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Audi All-new Q5 SportbackMidsize luxury SUVBuilt after July 2025 |
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
not
rated |
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Genesis G80Large luxury carBuilt after June 2025 |
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
A
standard system
|
not
rated |
A
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Honda PassportMidsize SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
+
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Infiniti QX60Midsize luxury SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
G
|
G
+
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Kia SorentoMidsize SUVBuilt after September 2025 |
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
A
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Lexus NXMidsize luxury SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
+
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Subaru ForesterSmall SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
G
+
|
| Top Safety Pick + 2025 Tesla Cybertruck Large pickup Built after April 2025 |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
M
|
A
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Volkswagen AtlasMidsize SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
not
rated |
not
rated |
M
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025-26 Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportMidsize SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
standard system
|
not
rated |
not
rated |
M
|
| Top Safety Pick + 2025-26 Volvo EX90 Large SUV |
G
|
G
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
G
|
A
|
| Top Safety Pick +2025 Acura ADXSmall SUV |
G
|
A
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
A
standard system
|
G
|
A
|
| Top Safety Pick +2026 Hyundai PalisadeMidsize SUV |
G
|
A
|
G
|
G
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
G
+
|
| Top Safety Pick + 2025 Tesla Model 3 Midsize luxury car |
G
|
A
|
G
|
A
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
M
|
A
|
| 2026 Jeep GladiatorSmall pickup |
not
rated |
G
|
G
|
MP
|
P
NOT AVAILABLE
|
not
rated |
M
|
A
|
| 2026 Mercedes-Benz E-ClassLarge luxury car |
G
|
M
|
G
|
GA
|
A
standard system
G
optional system
|
A
standard system
G
optional system
|
G
|
G
|
| 2025-26 Ram 1500 crew cabLarge pickup |
G
|
P
|
G
|
GA
|
G
standard system
|
M
standard system
|
M
|
M
|
| 2025-26 Volkswagen TiguanMidsize SUV |
G
|
P
|
G
|
GA
|
G
standard system
|
G
standard system
|
not
rated |
G
|
Note: Small overlap front and moderate overlap front ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight. The other ratings listed here can be compared across vehicle categories.
Key
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
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