Want to drive one of the safest cars on the road?
These are best cars of 2021 for safety according to IIHS - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. There are 41 winners in the TOP SAFETY PICK PLUS+ and 41 winners in the TOP SAFETY PICK category - for a total of 82. So there are a lot to choose from if you are shopping the market for a new vehicle.
TOP Safety Pick PLUS (2021):
SMALL CARS
Honda Insight
Mazda 3 sedan
Mazda 3 hatchback
Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid
MIDSIZE CARS
Honda Accord
Kia K5 built after November 2020
Mazda 6
Nissan Altima
Nissan Maxima built after November 2020
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Toyota Camry
MIDSIZE LUXURY CARS
Acura TLX
Lexus ES 350
Lexus IS
Tesla Model 3
Volvo S60
Volvo S60 Recharge
Volvo V60
Volvo V60 Recharge
LARGE LUXURY CARS
Audi A6
Audi A6 allroad
Audi A7
Genesis G70
Genesis G90
SMALL SUVS
Mazda CX-3
Mazda CX-5
Mazda CX-30 built after September 2020
Nissan Rogue
Subaru Forester
Volvo XC40
MIDSIZE SUVS
Ford Explorer
Hyundai Palisade
Mazda CX-9
Subaru Ascent
Toyota Highlander
MIDSIZE LUXURY SUVS
Acura RDX
Cadillac XT6
Hyundai Nexo
Lexus NX
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class with optional front crash prevention
Volvo XC60
Volvo XC60 Recharge
Volvo XC90
Volvo XC90 Recharge
LARGE SUVS
Audi e-tron
Audi e-tron Sportback
MINIVANS
Honda Odyssey
Toyota Sienna
Top Safety Picks
SMALL CARS
Honda Civic hatchback (excluding Type R performance variant)
Honda Civic sedan
Hyundai Veloster (with optional front crash prevention)
Kia Forte (with optional front crash prevention)
Kia Soul (with optional front crash prevention)
Nissan Sentra
Subaru Crosstrek (with optional front crash prevention)
Subaru Impreza sedan (with optional front crash prevention)
Subaru Impreza wagon (with optional front crash prevention)
Subaru WRX (with optional front crash prevention)
Toyota Corolla hatchback
Toyota Corolla sedan
MIDSIZE CARS
Hyundai Sonata
MIDSIZE LUXURY CARS
Audi A4
Audi A5 Sportback
BMW 3 series
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (with optional front crash prevention)
LARGE CARS
Kia Stinger (with optional front crash prevention)
SMALL SUVS
Chevrolet Equinox
Ford Escape
Honda CR-V
Hyundai Kona (with optional front crash prevention)
Hyundai Tucson (with optional front crash prevention)
Hyundai Venue
Kia Seltos (built after August 2020; with optional front crash prevention)
Kia Sportage (with optional front crash prevention)
Lexus UX
Lincoln Corsair
Toyota C-HR
Toyota RAV4
Toyota RAV4 Prime
Toyota Venza
Midsize SUVs
Ford Edge
Kia Sorento
Kia Telluride
Volkswagen Tiguan
Midsize luxury SUVs
Lexus RX
Lincoln Aviator
Mercedes-Benz GLC (with optional front crash prevention)
Large SUV
Audi Q8
Large pickup
Ram 1500 crew cab (with optional front crash prevention)
Source: IIHS
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