The list of vehicles recognized in 2025 with safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is growing.

The U.S.-based IIHS added another vehicle to its Top Safety Pick+ awards and moved up one from its Top Safety Pick rating to the higher Top Safety Pick+ rating.

The 2025 Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid received the safety rating upgrade while 2025 Tesla Model Y was added to the Top Safety Pick+ list of recipients, the IIHS announced July 24.

The complete list, as of this writing, is below.

2025 Top Safety Pick+

Small cars:

• Honda Civic hatchback
• Mazda3 hatchback
• Mazda3 sedan
• Hyundai Elantra (built after October 2024)
• Kia K4 (built after January 2025)
• Toyota Prius

Midsize cars:

• Honda Accord
• Hyundai Ioniq 6
• Toyota Camry
• Hyundai Sonata (built after November 2024)

Midsize luxury cars:

• Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Small SUVs:

• Genesis GV60
• Honda HR-V
• Hyundai Ioniq 5
• Hyundai Kona
• Hyundai Tucson
• Mazda CX-30
• Mazda CX-50
• Subaru Solterra
• Toyota bZ4X (built after December 2024)

Midsize SUVs:

• Buick Enclave
• Ford Mustang Mach-E
• Hyundai Santa Fe (built after November 2024)
• Kia EV9
• Kia Telluride
• Mazda CX-70
• Mazda CX-70 PHEV
• Mazda CX-90
• Mazda CX-90 PHEV
• Nissan Pathfinder
• Nissan Murano

Midsize luxury SUVs:

• Audi Q6 e-tron
• BMW X5
• Genesis Electrified GV70
• Genesis GV70 (built after April 2024)
• Genesis GV80
• Lincoln Nautilus
• Mecedes-Benz GLC
• Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class (with optional pedstrian front crash prevention)
• Tesla Model Y
• Volvo XC90
• Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid (built before December 2024)

Large SUVs:

• Audi Q7
• Infiniti QX80
• Nissan Armada
• Rivian R1S (built after August 2024)

Large pickups:

• Toyota Tundra crew cab

2025 Top Safety Pick

Small cars:

• Acura Integra hatchback
• Honda Civic sedan

Large luxury cars:

• Genesis G90

Small SUVs:

• Subaru Forester (excludes Wilderness trim)

Midsize SUVs:

• Chevrolet Traverse
• GMC Acadia (built after January 2025)
• Honda Pilot
• Subaru Ascent

Midsize luxury SUVs:

• Acura MDX
• Infiniti QX60
• Lexus NX

Large pickup:

• Rivian R1T

You can learn more about the newly added vehicles and how vehicles qualify on the organization’s website.

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