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NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:IIHS' Top Safety Picks for 2024: See the cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans that made the list
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Date:2025-04-09 17:20:28
The NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank CenterInsurance Institute for Highway Safety released its 2024 Top Safety Pick awards Thursday.
The Hyundai Motor Group won the most awards this year, nabbing 16 awards across its three brands: Genesis, Hyundai and Kia. Mazda earned the most Top Safety Pick+ awards of any individual brand with five.
The midsized luxury SUV class had the most award winners with 12 while small SUVs, midsize SUVs and midsize luxury SUVs each had five Top Safety Pick+ winners.
"The high number of SUVs that earn awards probably reflects the dominance of those vehicles in the U.S. market," IIHS President David Harkey said in a press release. “But it’s disappointing that only four pickups and four midsize cars earn awards, considering the popularity of those classes.”
The Insurance Institute said that the standards for inclusion were toughened this year with the Institute demanding better protection for back seat passengers and pedestrians.
Here's the cars that won 2024 IIHS Top Safety Pick awards.
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Top Safety Pick+ winners: Small cars | Midsize cars | Large luxury car | Small SUVs | Midsized SUVs | Midsized Luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick winners: Small cars | Midsize cars | Large car | Midsize luxury cars | Large luxury cars | Small SUVs | Midsize SUVs | Large SUVs | Midsize luxury SUVs | Minivans | Small pickup | Large pickups
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IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award winners
Small cars
- Acura Integra
- Mazda 3 hatchback
- Mazda 3 sedan
- Toyota Prius
Midsize cars
- Honda Accord
- Hyundai Ioniq 6
Large luxury car
- Genesis Electrified G80
Small SUVs
- Genesis GV60
Midsized SUVs
- Ford Explorer
- Kia Telluride
- Mazda CX-90
- Nissan Pathfinder (built after November 2023)
- Subaru Ascent
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura MDX
- BMW X3
- Genesis GV80 (built after August 2023)
- Mercedes-Benz GLE Class with optional front crash prevention
- Tesla Model Y
- Honda HR-V
- Hyundai Kona
- Mazda CX-30
- Mazda CX-50 (built after August 2023)
IIHS Top Safety Pick award winners
Small cars
- Hyundai Elantra
- Subaru Impreza
- Toyota Prius Prime
Midsize cars
- Subaru Outback
- Toyota Camry
Large car
- Toyota Crown
Midsize luxury cars
- BMW 5 series
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Large luxury cars
- Genesis G80
- Genesis G90
Small SUVs
- BMW X1
- Honda CR-V
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Hyundai Tucson
- Kia Sportage
- Lexus UX
- Lexus RZ
- Subaru Solterra
Midsize SUVs
- Honda Pilot
- Hyundai Palisade
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L
- Mazda CX-90 PHEV
- Nissan Ariya
- Toyota Highlander
- Volkswagen Atlas
- Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
Large SUVs
- Audi Q7
- Audi Q8 e-tron
- Audi Q8 Sportback e-tron
- Rivian R1S
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura RDX
- Audi Q4 e-tron
- Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron
- Genesis Electrified GV70
- Genesis GV70 built after November 2023
- Infiniti QX60
- Lexus NX
- Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid
- Lexus RX
- Mercedes-Benz GLC
- Volvo XC90
- Volvo XC90 Recharge
Minivans
- Honda Odyssey
- Toyota Sienna
Small pickup
- Hyundai Santa Cruz
Large pickups
- Rivian R1T crew cab
- Toyota Tundra crew cab
- Toyota Tundra extended cab
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