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.

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

Other years

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