HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS

Midsize luxury SUVs

  • Goodood
  • Acceptablecceptable
  • Marginalarginal
  • Pooroor

How the Institute determines ratings:

Moderate overlap and small overlap front crash tests receive the highest weight, followed by side and rollover, and then rear.

To earn Top Safety Pick+ vehicles must receive good ratings in 4 of the 5 tests and no less than acceptable in the fifth test.

To earn Top Safety Pick vehicles must receive good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear tests regardless of ratings in the new small overlap front test.

Moderate overlap front — Ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

Small overlap front — Ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

Side — Ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories. Except where noted, models have a standard complement of side airbags, generally consisting of front and rear curtain airbags to protect the head and front seat-mounted airbags to protect the torso.

Rollover/roof strength — Ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories.

Rear/head restraints — Ratings should be compared only among vehicles of similar weight.

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