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Mission Statement
Provide a free, public service to guide consumers on the use of vehicle crash test ratings and fatality data—to save lives.
On a typical day in the U.S. there are 17,000 vehicle accidents, injuring 12,300 and killing 100.
Choose your vehicle as though your life depends on it!
Look up Comprehensive Safety Assessment and Ratings for all 2011–2021 Passenger Vehicles Here
Click the down arrowsnext toYear, Make,Model, Style and then press GO to see the safety evaluation for your vehicle.
Data are updated frequently. Latest update: June 12, 2021
The safest vehicles are represented by the intersection of the circles and are listed below
The safest vehicles have better than average VEHICLE WEIGHT COMPATIBILITY*, are rated 5-STARS OVERALL by NHTSA, meet TOP SAFETY PICK criteria by IIHS, have a NHTSA side-impact rating of 5-Stars, a rollover rating of at least 4-Stars, and a vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system rated at least 5 points by IIHS. 8,356 vehicles have been evaluated for model-years 2011–2021: 1% meet SAFEST criteria; 19% have REDUCED SAFETY; 35% are LEAST SAFE; 45% have INDETERMINATE SAFETY due to incomplete ratings data.**
Safest 1% for Model-Year 2021
ranked by vehicle weight compatibility* (#1 = best)
1
2021
AUDI Q8 SUV AWD
2
2021
MERCEDES-BENZ GLE-CLASS SUV 4WD
3
2021
SUBARU ASCENT SUV AWD
4
2021
VOLVO XC90 T5 SUV AWD
5
2021
VOLVO XC90 T5 SUV FWD
6
2021
VOLVO XC90 T6 SUV AWD
7
2021
VOLVO XC90 T8 SUV AWD
8
2021
BMW X3 SUV AWD
9
2021
BMW X3 SUV RWD
10
2021
CADILLAC XT6 SUV AWD
11
2021
CADILLAC XT6 SUV FWD
12
2021
CHEVROLET BLAZER SUV AWD
13
2021
CHEVROLET BLAZER SUV FWD
14
2021
FORD EDGE SUV AWD
15
2021
FORD EDGE SUV FWD
16
2021
FORD EXPLORER HEV SUV 4WD
17
2021
FORD EXPLORER HEV SUV RWD
18
2021
FORD EXPLORER SUV 4WD
19
2021
FORD EXPLORER SUV RWD
20
2021
HYUNDAI PALISADE SUV AWD
21
2021
HYUNDAI PALISADE SUV FWD
22
2021
LINCOLN AVIATOR SUV 4WD
23
2021
LINCOLN AVIATOR SUV RWD
24
2021
VOLVO XC60 T5 SUV AWD
25
2021
VOLVO XC60 T5 SUV FWD
26
2021
VOLVO XC60 T6 SUV AWD
27
2021
AUDI Q5 SPORTBACK SUV AWD
28
2021
AUDI Q5 SUV AWD
29
2021
MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 4WD
30
2021
MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV RWD
31
2021
NISSAN MURANO SUV AWD
32
2021
NISSAN MURANO SUV FWD
33
2021
VOLVO XC40 T4 SUV AWD
34
2021
VOLVO XC40 T4 SUV FWD
35
2021
VOLVO XC40 T5 SUV AWD
36
2021
HONDA ODYSSEY VAN FWD
37
2021
CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV AWD
38
2021
CHEVROLET EQUINOX SUV FWD
39
2021
FORD ESCAPE HEV SUV AWD
40
2021
FORD ESCAPE HEV SUV FWD
41
2021
FORD ESCAPE SUV AWD
42
2021
FORD ESCAPE SUV FWD
43
2021
HONDA CR-V HYBRID SUV AWD
44
2021
HONDA CR-V SUV AWD
45
2021
HONDA CR-V SUV FWD
46
2021
HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV AWD
47
2021
HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV FWD
48
2021
LINCOLN CORSAIR SUV AWD
49
2021
LINCOLN CORSAIR SUV FWD
50
2021
MAZDA CX-30 SUV AWD
51
2021
MAZDA CX-30 SUV FWD
52
2021
MAZDA CX-5 SUV AWD
53
2021
MAZDA CX-5 SUV FWD
54
2021
SUBARU FORESTER SUV AWD
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* VEHICLE WEIGHT COMPATIBILITY, measured by MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH FACTOR (MVCF), is the ratio of the driver fatality rate for a vehicle based solely on its class and weight versus the average driver fatality rate for all passenger vehicles in multi-vehicle crashes (23 deaths per million registered vehicle-years).
The relative weight of a vehicle compared with one it collides with in a head-on crash is a critical determinant of the forces the occupants are subjected to, however, neither size or weight are evaluated in crash test ratings and must be assessed separately.
A.) SAFEST: all crash ratings in top quartile and NHTSA static rollover risk 4/5-Stars (no greater than the average rollover risk for an SUV class vehicle) and multi-vehicle crash factor not greater than 1.0 (driver fatality rate based on class/weight is not greater than the rate for the average passenger vehicle) and headlamp performance rated better than poor and vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system rated 5/6 (designated "superior" by IIHS which means frontal impact speed is reduced at least 10 m.p.h.). Due to the limited number of vehicles tested for Vehicle-to Passenger front crash prevention system at this time the score for this system is not a criterion for the safest 1%.
B.) LEAST SAFE: any crash rating in the bottom quartile and/or NHTSA static rollover risk 1/2/3–Stars (which is above the average risk for an SUV class vehicle) and/or multi-vehicle crash factor above 1.20 (driver fatality rate based on class/weight is at least 20 percent higher than the rate for the average passenger vehicle). Note: A vehicle is not classified as least safe if its only deficiencies are IIHS frontal crash prevention system score and headlamp performance rating.
C.) REDUCED SAFETY: a vehicle that is not LEAST SAFE but has a least one crash rating between the top and bottom quartiles and/or multi-vehicle crash factor between 1.00–1.20 and/or IIHS frontal crash prevention system score less than 5 and/or IIHS headlamp performance rated poor.
D.) SAFETY INDETERMINATE: any rating unknown, however, all known ratings meet the safest criteria.
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