2025 Top Safety Picks
Vehicles that perform best in our evaluations qualify for Top Safety Pick, which has been awarded since the 2006 model year, or Top Safety Pick+, which was inaugurated in 2013.
These awards identify the best vehicle choices for safety within size categories during a given year. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Thus, a small car that qualifies for an award might not protect its occupants as well as a bigger vehicle that doesn't earn the award.
Small cars
Top Safety Pick
2025 Acura Integra 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Honda Civic 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2025 Honda Civic 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after October 2024
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Kia K4 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after January 2025
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Toyota Prius 4-door hatchback
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after November 2024
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4-door sedan
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick
2025 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Genesis GV60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Honda HR-V 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-50 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2025 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
other than the Wilderness trim
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Subaru Solterra 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Toyota bZ4X 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after December 2024
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Buick Enclave 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after January 2025
Top Safety Pick
2025 Chevrolet Traverse 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2025 GMC Acadia 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after January 2025
Top Safety Pick
2025 Honda Pilot 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after November 2024
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Kia EV9 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Kia Telluride 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-70 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-70 PHEV 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-90 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mazda CX-90 PHEV 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Nissan Murano 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Nissan Pathfinder 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2025 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2025 Acura MDX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Audi Q6 e-tron 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 BMW X5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Genesis Electrified GV70 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Genesis GV70 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after April 2024
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Genesis GV80 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2025 Infiniti QX60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2025 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Lincoln Nautilus 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with optional pedestrian front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
built before December 2024 (not 2025.5)
Top Safety Pick
2025 Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid 4-door SUV
built before December 2024 (not 2025.5)
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Audi Q7 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Infiniti QX80 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Nissan Armada 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Rivian R1S 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after August 2024
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick
2025 Rivian R1T crew cab pickup
Top Safety Pick+
2025 Toyota Tundra crew cab pickup
2025 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- G Good rating in the small overlap front test
- G Good rating in the updated moderate overlap front test
- G Good rating in the updated side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights standard
- AGAcceptable or good in the pedestrian front crash prevention test
Top Safety Pick
- G Good rating in the small overlap front test
- A Acceptable rating in the updated moderate overlap front test
- G Good rating in the updated side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights standard
- AGAcceptable or good rating in the pedestrian front crash prevention test