The updated side test the Institute introduced in 2021 - which is conducted at a higher speed and with a heavier movable barrier - will replace the original side test in the criteria. The award criteria remain unchanged from last year, but, beginning in 2023, IIHS will add two new evaluations to the award requirements. While front crash prevention does not have to be standard to qualify for either award, the automakers have pledged to make vehicle-to-vehicle automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all the light-duty vehicles they produce beginning this September. Front crash prevention that earns an advanced or superior rating in both evaluations is standard on all but two Top Safety Pick+ winners and 30 out of 36 Top Safety Pick winners. Although standard acceptable headlights can qualify for the higher award, a total of 31 models come exclusively with good-rated headlights.Īlong with improving their headlight offerings this year, manufacturers made vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention standard on more models. They are also available with front crash prevention systems that earn advanced or superior ratings in both the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations, as well as at least one headlight system that earns a good or acceptable rating.įor the 65 Top Safety Pick+ recipients, good or acceptable headlights are standard across all trims.

Only the Ram 1500 crew cab qualified for an award at the time of the initial 2021 Top Safety Pick announcement.Īll the 2022 award winners earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness tests, including the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests. Four pickup trucks - the Ram 1500 crew cab, Ford F-150 extended cab and crew cab and the Hyundai Santa Cruz - also made the list. This year’s winners include the Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Pacifica and Kia Carnival. Volvo earns 10 Top Safety Pick+ awards.įour minivans qualify for awards this year, compared with only two in February last year. Volkswagen Group, which includes the Volkswagen and Audi brands, is not far behind with eight Top Safety Pick+ and three Top Safety Pick awards. Hyundai Motor Group, which includes the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands, has the most 2022 awards overall and the most awards in each category - 11 Top Safety Pick+ and 10 Top Safety Pick awards for a total of 21. By shooting for Top Safety Pick+, automakers are showing that they’re committed to the same goal.” “Our awards make it easy for car buyers to find models that will protect them in a crash and increase the odds they’ll never be in one.

“We’re excited to see more vehicles on this list in 2022,” says IIHS President David Harkey. This time last year, there were 90 winners, including 49 earning Top Safety Pick+. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is recognizing 65 models with the 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award, as improved headlight offerings boost more vehicles into the top tier.Īnother 36 models earn the lower-tier Top Safety Pick award for a total of 101 winners overall.

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