IIHS Raises The Standards for its 2023 Top Safety Pick Awards; Announces The Winners

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides scientific research and data regarding the safety standards it sets for major automakers in an effort to reduce the number of injuries and deaths that occur on the road.

Each year the IIHS releases the winners of its Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick awards for new models that meet the requirements for side-impact protection, crash-prevention technology, and illuminating headlights to see clearly at night. In 2022, 65 models received a TSP+ award and 36 won a TSP. In 2023, the IIHS raised its standards for all of its categories, resulting in only 28 models winning the TSP+ and 20 receiving the TSP accolaide.

In order for a vehicle to receive a Top Safety Pick+ award, it must score high in the following categories:

• Good rating for the driver and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
• Good rating in the updated side impact test
• Acceptable or Good ratings for the improved headlight standards
• Advanced or superior rating for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention
• Advanced or superior rating for nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention

The following vehicles were rewarded with a Top Safety Pick+ for 2023:

• SMALL CARS
• Acura Integra

• MIDSIZE CARS
• Subaru Outback
• Toyota Camry built after January 2023

• LARGE LUXURY CARS
• Genesis G90

• SMALL SUVS
• Honda CR-V
• Honda HR-V
• Lexus UX
• Subaru Solterra (electric) built after October 2022

• MIDSIZE SUVS
• Hyundai Palisade
• Kia Telluride
• Nissan Pathfinder
• Subaru Ascent
• Toyota Highlander
• Volkswagen ID.4 (electric)

• MIDSIZE LUXURY SUVS
• Acura MDX
• Acura RDX
• Infiniti QX60
• Lexus NX
• Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid
• Lexus RX
• Tesla Model Y (electric)
• Volvo XC90
• Volvo XC90 Recharge (plug-in hybrid)

• MINIVANS
• Honda Odyssey
• Toyota Sienna

• LARGE PICKUPS
• Rivian R1T crew cab (electric)
• Toyota Tundra crew cab
• Toyota Tundra extended cab

The following vehicles were rewarded with a Top Safety Pick for 2023:

• Good ratings in the driver and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
• Acceptable or good ratings in the updated side-impact test
• Acceptable or good in its improved headlights standard
• Advanced or superior ratings for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention

• SMALL CARS
• Honda Civic hatchback except Type R performance variant
• Honda Civic sedan
• Mazda 3 hatchback
• Mazda 3 sedan
• Toyota Corolla hatchback
• Toyota Corolla sedan

• MIDSIZE CARS
• Hyundai Sonata built after December 2022
• Subaru Legacy

• MIDSIZE LUXURY CARS
• Lexus ES 350

• SMALL SUVS
• Mazda CX-30
• Mazda CX-5
• Mazda CX-50
• Nissan Rogue
• Subaru Forester
• Toyota RAV4
• Toyota RAV4 Prime (plug-in hybrid)
• Toyota Venza

• MIDSIZE SUVS
• Ford Explorer
• Mazda CX-9

• MIDSIZE LUXURY SUVS
• Lincoln Nautilus