Honda Motor Company got the first place on the yearly insurance industry ranking of the safest new vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released the ranking on Thursday December 19, 2013, they award 39 vehicles top safety ratings for 2014. It went down by 70%, last year they have 130 vehicles on the list.
This year the vehicles needed to top the crash test scores and to have a high level front crash prevention system like automatic braking for it to be able to receive the highest classification. It's rank either "Top Safety Pick" or "op Safety Pick +".
Of the 39 vehicles, 22 go the top classification while the 12 receive the classification just below it.
Honda Motor Co got 8 vehicles on the list making them the automaker with the most vehicle on the list. 6 of their vehicles go the "Top Safety Pick +":
1. Honda Accord 2-door
2. Honda Accord 4-door
3. Honda Civic 4-door *hybrid version
4. Acura RL
5. Acura MDX
6. Honda Odyssey
7. Honda Civic 2-door
8. Acura TL
This is the list used by car shoppers who buy vehicles with high safety ratings. It is also use for advertising by the automakers.
The institute indicate that the "Top Safety Pick +" are those with optional front crash prevention systems, if they didn't get that rank they still met the Top Safety Pick criteria.
Here is the Full List:
2014 2014 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+
- Honda Civic 4-door *hybrid version
- Mazda 3 - built after October 2013
- Toyota Prius - built after November 2013
- Ford Fusion
- Honda Accord 2-door
- Honda Accord 4-door
- Mazda 6
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Infiniti Q50
- Lincoln MKZ
- Volvo S60
- Acura RL
- Volvo S80
- Mazda CX-5 - built after October 2013
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Subaru Forester
- Toyota Highlander
- Acura MDX
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class - built after August 2013
- Volvo XC60
- Honda Odyssey
- Chevrolet Spark
- Dodge Dart
- Ford Focus
- Honda Civic 2-door
- Hyundai Elantra
- Scion tC
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru XV Crosstrek
- Chrysler 200 4-door
- Dodge Avenger
- Kia Optima
- Nissan Altima
- Toyota Camry - built after November 2013
- Volkswagen Passat
- Acura TL
- Mitsubushi Outlander Sport
- Volvo XC90
