2013 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+
2013 Dodge Dart 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013-14 Ford Focus 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Honda Civic 2-door coupe
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Honda Civic 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Scion tC 2-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Subaru Crosstrek 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
Does not apply to WRX models.
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Chrysler 200 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Dodge Avenger 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Ford Fusion 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after December 2012
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Honda Accord 2-door coupe
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Kia Optima 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Mazda 6 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Nissan Altima 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after November 2012
Top Safety Pick+
2013-14 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after August 2012
Top Safety Pick+
2013-14 Subaru Outback 4-door wagon
applies only to vehicles built after August 2012
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Suzuki Kizashi 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Volkswagen Passat 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after October 2012
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Acura TL 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Lincoln MKZ 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Volvo S60 4-door sedan
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Mercedes-Benz M-Class 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after August 2013
Top Safety Pick+
2013 Volvo XC60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2013-14 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
Minivans
Top Safety Pick+
2014 Honda Odyssey minivan
2013 criteria
To qualify for 2013 Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests, regardless of its rating in the driver-side small overlap front test.
To qualify for 2013 Top Safety Pick+, a vehicle must earn good ratings for occupant protection in at least 4 of 5 evaluations (moderate overlap front, driver-side small overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests) and no less than acceptable in the fifth test.