The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from …

Vehicles that perform best in our evaluations qualify for Top Safety Pick, which has been awarded since the 2006 model year, or Top Safety Pick +, which was inaugurated in 2013. These …

Vehicle ratings IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can …

IIHS is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths and injuries from crashes. HLDI shares and supports this mission through scientific studies of …

Research areas For decades, IIHS has been a leader in the science of road safety. Our research helps policymakers, safety professionals, vehicle manufacturers and the wider public …

Mar 18, 2025 · IIHS will continue to play the long game of improving vehicle safety while aggressively pushing for more immediate solutions. Improving vehicles today is an investment …

Roof strength Head restraints Evolution of IIHS ratings Since our first crash tests in 1995, the ratings program has evolved to fill gaps in vehicle safety. This document explains the reasons …

Oct 15, 2025 · IIHS headlight ratings are technology-neutral. There is a performance metric that headlights are tested against, whether they use halogen, LED or HID technology.

Mar 13, 2025 · With solid protection for second-row occupants now required for both Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+, far fewer models earn accolades this year.

The latest news from the IIHS/HLDIThieves target Camaro ZL1 Aug 7, 2025 — The high-horsepower Camaro ZL1 is 39 times more likely to be stolen than the average vehicle, HLDI’s …