2019 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.
Minicars
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Hyundai Accent 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Kia Rio 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Kia Rio 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Small cars
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Chevrolet Bolt 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Honda Insight 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after September 2018
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Hyundai Elantra GT 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after July 2018
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Hyundai Veloster 2-door hatchback
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after August 2018
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Kia Forte 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Niro hybrid 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Kia Soul 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Kia Soul 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention (2019 models only);
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019 Nissan Kicks 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Crosstrek 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Impreza 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru WRX 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Corolla 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Prius 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Prius Prime 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Volkswagen GTI 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights (2019 models only);
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Kia Optima 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mazda 6 4-door sedan
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Nissan Altima 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Nissan Maxima 4-door sedan
with specific headlights (2019 models only);
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Subaru Outback 4-door wagon
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Outback 4-door wagon
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Audi A3 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Audi A4 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 BMW 3 series 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Lexus ES 350 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Tesla Model 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Volvo S60 4-door sedan
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after May 2019
Large cars
Top Safety Pick
2019 Kia Cadenza 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Kia Stinger 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Toyota Avalon 4-door sedan
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after September 2018
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Audi A6 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Audi A7 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 BMW 5 series 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Genesis G70 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Genesis G80 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Lincoln Continental 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Volvo S90 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Audi Q3 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 BMW X2 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Chevrolet Equinox 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Ford Escape 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Honda CR-V 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda HR-V 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after March 2019
Top Safety Pick
2020 Jeep Renegade 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after September 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Lexus UX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick
2020 Lincoln Corsair 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mazda CX-3 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights (2019 models only);
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mazda CX-5 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mitsubishi Outlander 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Nissan Rogue 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after January 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Toyota RAV4 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Ford Edge 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after March 2019
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda Passport 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda Pilot 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Hyundai Palisade 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Santa Fe 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Hyundai Santa Fe XL 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Jeep Cherokee 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after April 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Kia Sorento 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Kia Telluride 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mazda CX-9 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Nissan Pathfinder 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after August 2018
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Toyota Highlander 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Volkswagen Tiguan 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Acura RDX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 BMW X3 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 BMW X5 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Cadillac XT6 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after October 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Nexo 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Infiniti QX60 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after May 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after January 2019
Top Safety Pick
2020 Lexus RX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after July 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Volvo XC60 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Audi e-tron 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Audi Q8 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Minivans
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda Odyssey Minivan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Small pickups
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Tacoma Crew cab pickup
with specific headlights
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Honda Ridgeline Crew cab pickup
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Ram 1500 Crew cab pickup
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after May 2019
2019 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- G Good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention
- G Good headlight rating
Top Safety Pick
- G Good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests
- AGAcceptable or good rating in the passenger-side small overlap front test
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention
- AGAcceptable or good headlight rating