There are some important differences in crash-test performance that set apart cars rewarded with the IIHS' Top Safety Pick ...

Even in a laboratory, car crashes are horrifically violent. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests many vehicles every year, and in its full-speed video footage, the subject vehicle ...

Not surprising anyone, the Ram truck brand has to improve its crew-cabbed 1500 tremendously in order to receive the maximum ...

Beyond the marginal rating in the moderate overlap test, the E-Class could also use better headlights and active braking ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tested seven model-year 2025 electric vehicles, but none earned either of the agency’s awards. Only the Nissan Ariya and Chevrolet Blazer EV were ...

If you're researching new cars, safety ratings and crash tests are likely to factor into your decision making. There are two well-known sources of crash test ratings: Advertisement Article continues ...

Pickups are not as safe as most people would assume, at least not for passengers riding in the back seat of full size trucks. The 2023 Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado and Ram 1500 earned "poor" ratings in ...

The Tesla Cybertruck has finally secured the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety isn’t waiting around for the federal government to enact tougher roof strength standards for passenger vehicles. The IIHS has created its own new category of ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Drivers, especially those who are parents, hope the back seats of vehicles are safe for their kids. But new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that ...

Not a single compact pickup truck tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) received a top score in a new crash test designed to see how well vehicles protect rear-seat passengers in ...

Both provide valuable information but their testing and scoring methods are different and they are funded differently, one being a government agency, and the other not. NHTSA was officially ...