IIHS Raises The Standards for its 2023 Top Safety Pick Awards; Announces The Winners

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides scientific research and data regarding the safety standards it sets for major automakers in an effort to reduce the number of injuries and deaths that occur on the road.

Each year the IIHS releases the winners of its Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick awards for new models that meet the requirements for side-impact protection, crash-prevention technology, and illuminating headlights to see clearly at night. In 2022, 65 models received a TSP+ award and 36 won a TSP. In 2023, the IIHS raised its standards for all of its categories, resulting in only 28 models winning the TSP+ and 20 receiving the TSP accolaide.

In order for a vehicle to receive a Top Safety Pick+ award, it must score high in the following categories:

Good rating for the driver and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
Good rating in the updated side impact test
Acceptable or Good ratings for the improved headlight standards
Advanced or superior rating for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention
Advanced or superior rating for nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention

The following vehicles were rewarded with a Top Safety Pick+ for 2023:

SMALL CARS
Acura Integra

MIDSIZE CARS
Subaru Outback
Toyota Camry built after January 2023

LARGE LUXURY CARS
Genesis G90

SMALL SUVS
Honda CR-V
Honda HR-V
Lexus UX
Subaru Solterra (electric) built after October 2022

The following vehicles were rewarded with a Top Safety Pick for 2023:

Good ratings in the driver and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
Acceptable or good ratings in the updated side-impact test
Acceptable or good in its improved headlights standard
Advanced or superior ratings for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention