The humble Nissan Kicks beat the Audi Q3 thanks to changes made to improve performance in the IIHS's updated moderate overlap ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently put some of the most popular crossovers on the market through a fresh round of crash tests. They found that several well-known models ...

Only one of the small SUVs the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just tested earned a Good rating in its tougher, ...

Rear-seat belt tweaks moved the Nissan Kicks from Poor to Good, while the Audi Q3, Toyota RAV4 and Trailblazer still fall short.

The other five vehicles tested didn’t score high enough to walk away with the Top Safety Pick+ award, the worst performer being the Cadillac CT5. Out of eight categories, it received poor ratings in ...

Advancements made in pursuit of good ratings from IIHS have had a dramatic effect on vehicle safety over the past 30 years. June 24, 2026 Vehicle improvements spurred by the Insurance Institute for ...

New cars are safer in crashes than they've ever been (at least for their occupants), but better safety standards didn't just appear out of nowhere. Part of that came from government mandates, but the ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its latest round of picks for 2026, and just two pickup trucks made the list. Tesla’s Cybertruck and Toyota’s Tundra. Yes, really. No F-150, no ...

While it may not be Top Safety Pick material, the 2026 Nissan Frontier is a very safe truck. The video below depicts the 40-mph small overlap front crash test on the passenger side, and surely enough, ...

Standardized crash testing has saved hundreds of thousands of lives by requiring greater occupant protection in vehicles. The stark before-and-after difference between cars that were and were not ...

New crash-avoidance ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reveal inconsistent performance among commercial vehicles, with several popular cargo vans and heavy-duty ...

Tom started his career as a daily newspaper reporter in metro Detroit and after a decade changed course to cover cars, spending the next 25 years at Wards Automotive doing test drives, technology and ...