Here are all cars that have earned the 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in United States has released today the full list of vehicles that have scored the 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award, something which is more difficult to earn beginning with the 2017 model year. In order to be eligible to receive the highest distinction, a car's headlights now must receive a Good or Acceptable rating.
Only seven 2017MY vehicles out of a total of 38 models that have earned the 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award have Good-rated headlights, and these are: Chevy Volt, Honda Ridgeline, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Santa Fe, Subaru Legacy, Toyota Prius, and the Volvo XC60. The other 31 models have been rated by IIHS as having acceptable headlights.
Here is the full list of 38 models that have earned the 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award:
Small cars
- Chevrolet Volt
- Hyundai Elantra (sedan only; built after March 2016)
- Mazda 3
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Prius (built after August 2016)
Midsize cars
- Honda Accord 4-door
- Mazda 6
- Nissan Altima
- Nissan Maxima
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Prius v
- Volkswagen Jetta
Midsize luxury cars
- Audi A4
- Lexus ES 350
- Volvo S60
- Volvo V60
Large luxury cars
- Genesis G80
- Genesis G90
- Lexus RC
Small SUVs
- Mazda CX-3
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Nissan Rogue
- Subaru Forester (built after October 2016)
- Toyota RAV4
Midsize SUVs
- Honda Pilot
- Hyundai Santa Fe (built after March 2016)
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura MDX
- Acura RDX
- Audi Q5
- Buick Envision
- Lexus NX
- Lexus RX
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
- Volvo XC60
Minivan
- Chrysler Pacifica (built after August 2016)
Large pickup
- Honda Ridgeline
IIHS mentions the Hyundai Tucson almost made the cut, but the acceptable-rated headlights can’t be had on the version that comes with a superior rating for autobrake.
It’s a similar story with the Infiniti Q70, which has a superior rating for its optional front crash prevention system, but the headlights that you get with this autobrake option only have a marginal rating. The headlights that come as standard with the Q70 are rated as being acceptable, but you can’t have them with the aforementioned front crash prevention system rated superior.
Speaking of a front crash prevention system, IIHS points out 21 models have it as standard equipment together with automatic braking capabilities.
