The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has updated its crash testing program due to a glaring gap in rear passenger protection, particularly in minivans and pickups. New testing standards ...

Recent crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggest SUVs may be safer than minivans. No minivans, minicars, or small pickups received a 2026 Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS.

Every minivan currently on sale is ineligible for a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to lackluster ratings in one or more of the agency’s crash and safety ...

Considering that minivans are geared towards families, it's rather shocking to learn that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety didn't include a single one on its Top Safety Pick roster. There ...

IIHS researchers tested seat-belt efficacy through simulations of a head-on collision, adding rear passengers for the first time. No Stellantis vehicles qualified for the top safety awards. Only two ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has finally put some of the most popular minivans through its newest small-overlap crash test--and for a trio of{}vans, the scores are not good. The ...

Not all minivans provide the best crash protection for their occupants, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said Thursday. In its testing, the insurance industry-funded group praised the ...

The full-electric 2026 Hyundai Ionic 9 is one of 18 three-row SUVs earning top scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. With summer approaching and July 4 marking the 250 th anniversary ...

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently tested a group of minivans in small overlap front crashes and came out with some of the worst possible outcomes for this type of crash.

Minivans and pickups provide less protection for back seat passengers than is common for front seats, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety discovered after updating its safety testing program ...