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The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety went through all the 2017 models it could, crashing cars, measuring automatic braking performance and testing headlights. For the 2017 model year, 38 cars got their Top Safety Pick+ rating. Of those, only seven are available with headlights that earned a good rating, while twenty-one come with a standard autobrake system.
The Top Safety Pick+ winners are:
Small cars
- Chevrolet Volt
- Hyundai Elantra (sedan only; built after March 2016.)
- Mazda 3 (4-door sedan, 4-door hatchback)
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Prius (built after August 2016.)
Midsize cars
- Honda Accord (4-door)
- Mazda 6
- Nissan Altima
- Nissan Maxima
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Prius v
- Volkswagen Jetta
Midsize luxury cars
- Audi A4
- Lexus ES 350
- Volvo S60
- Volvo V60
Large luxury cars
- Genesis G80
- Genesis G90
- Lexus RC
Small SUVs
- Mazda CX-3
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Nissan Rogue
- Subaru Forester (built after October 2016.)
- Toyota RAV4
Midsize SUVs
- Honda Pilot
- Hyundai Santa Fe (built after March 2016.)
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura MDX
- Acura RDX
- Audi Q5
- Buick Envision
- Lexus NX
- Lexus RX
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
- Volvo XC60
Minivan
- Chrysler Pacifica (built after August 2016.)
Large pickup
- Honda Ridgeline
For the complete list of IIHS' Top Safety Picks, head over here.
As far as headlight performance goes, we at Road & Track continue to recommend second-hand LMP1 cars. Lasers!
Audi R18 at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.
