2023 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+
2023 Acura Integra 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2023 Honda Civic 4-door hatchback
other than the Type R performance variant
Top Safety Pick
2023 Honda Civic 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2023 Toyota Corolla 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2023 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2023 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after December 2022
Top Safety Pick
2023 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Subaru Outback 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after January 2023
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick
2023 Lexus ES 350 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Honda CR-V 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Honda HR-V 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Lexus UX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda CX-5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda CX-50 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after May 2023
Top Safety Pick
2023 Nissan Rogue 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Subaru Solterra 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after October 2022
Top Safety Pick
2023 Toyota RAV4 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Toyota Venza 4-door SUV
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2023 Ford Explorer 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Hyundai Palisade 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Kia Telluride 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Mazda CX-9 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Nissan Pathfinder 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Toyota Highlander 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Volkswagen ID.4 4-door SUV
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Acura MDX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Acura RDX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Infiniti QX60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Lexus RX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2023 Lincoln Nautilus 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Tesla Model Y 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Volvo XC90 Recharge 4-door SUV
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Rivian R1S 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after January 2023
Minivans
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Honda Odyssey Minivan
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Toyota Sienna Minivan
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Rivian R1T Crew cab pickup
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Toyota Tundra Crew cab pickup
Top Safety Pick+
2023 Toyota Tundra Extended cab pickup
2023 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- G Good ratings in the driver- and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
- G Good rating in the updated side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights standard
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick
- G Good ratings in the driver- and passenger-side small overlap front tests and original moderate overlap front test
- AGAcceptable or good rating in the updated side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights standard
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention