For 2016, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just made it more difficult for cars to earn its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards.
To qualify for Top Safety Pick, vehicles must now offer a “Good” rating in the small overlap test. Previously, IIHS only required cars to score “Acceptable” in this category to earn the award. IIHS also now requires some sort of front crash prevention technology for its Top Safety Pick candidates.
For the agency’s highest award of Top Safety Pick+, cars must also now earn “Good” marks in the small overlap. And like last year, they must also achieve an “Advanced” or “Superior” rating in front crash prevention.
Despite the stricter requirements, 48 vehicles meet the criteria for the 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award. So far, some of these winners include the Chrysler 200, Fiat 500X, Honda Accord, Mazda6, Nissan Maxima, Scion iA, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Toyota Camry, Toyota Prius v, Volkswagen Jetta, and Volkswagen Passat. Larger vehicles that earn the honor include the Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-5, and Subaru Forester.
As IIHS refines its Top Safety Pick criteria, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has also proposed changes to its 5-Star Safety Ratings. If the proposals become a reality, the government will add new tests that evaluate advanced safety tech and pedestrian protection. The proposals also include measuring the performance of cars in a new frontal oblique crash test, which involves a car hitting another object at an angle.
Pictured above is the redesigned 2016 Volkswagen Passat, which has been named a Top Safety Pick+.
Source: IIHS
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