The 2025 Mazda CX-70 earned a Top Safety Pick+ award, receiving a good rating on the original and updated moderate overlap front crash test.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced a final group of ratings for 2024 consisting of 19 vehicles across 11 brands.
The nine winners of the base Top Safety Pick award are the Audi Q8, Ford F-150 crew cab, Ford F-150 extended cab, Infiniti QX80, Kia K4, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Nissan Kicks, Toyota Corolla sedan, and Toyota Crown Signia.
The 10 winners of the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award are the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Infiniti QX60, Mazda CX-70, Mazda CX-70 PHEV, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Rivian R1S, Subaru Forester, Toyota Tundra crew cab, and Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid.
Vehicles required the following to qualify for either award in 2024:
- Good ratings in the small overlap front and updated side tests.
- Acceptable or good rating in the pedestrian front crash prevention evaluation.
- Acceptable- or good-rated headlights across all trim levels.
In addition, a good rating in the original moderate overlap front test is enough to qualify for Top Safety Pick, but a good or acceptable rating in the updated test is needed for the Top Safety Pick+.
New 2024 Safety Picks Reflect Stricter Testing Standards
Several new Top Safety Pick+ winners earned the lower-tier award earlier because they hadn’t yet undergone the updated moderate overlap front test.
In other cases, manufacturer modifications mean that the awards apply only to vehicles built before or after specific dates. Similarly, the award for the redesigned Forester excludes the Wilderness trim, which is still based on the model year 2024 design.
Automotive Fleet previously reported IIHS criteria changes in 2023 and 2024, which challenged OEMs to make safer vehicles.
The most recent additions bring the total number of 2024 Top Safety Pick+ award winners to 48 and the number of 2024 Top Safety Pick winners to 56.
The 2025 Nissan Kicks earned a Top Safety Pick award by receiving a good rating in the updated side test.
Updates on Retested 2024 and 2025 Vehicles
Two recently tested vehicles, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq and the 2024 Ford Bronco Sport, do not qualify for either award. Poor headlights disqualified the Lyriq, and an acceptable rating in the updated side test eliminated the Bronco Sport.
Six model year 2025 vehicles, the Audi Q7, Genesis G80, Genesis GV80, Hyundai Tucson, Mazda CX-50, and Rivian R1T, were all retested in some evaluations due to modifications or redesigns. These models do not appear in new reports because they maintained the awards earned by the 2024 models rather than earning new ones.
Although the 2024-2025 Infiniti QX60 earned an acceptable rating in the updated moderate overlap front test compared to its good rating in the original test, the vehicle received a Top Safety Pick+ award alongside the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E and the 2025 Mazda CX-70.
