2024 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+
2024 Acura Integra 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Toyota Prius 4-door hatchback
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 4-door sedan
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Genesis Electrified G80 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Genesis G80 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after October 2023
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after October 2023
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Genesis GV60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Honda HR-V 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mazda CX-50 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after August 2023
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Ford Explorer 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Kia Telluride 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mazda CX-90 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Nissan Pathfinder 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after November 2023
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Acura MDX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 BMW X3 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Genesis GV80 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after August 2023
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Tesla Model Y 4-door SUV
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick+
2024 Rivian R1T crew cab pickup
2024 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- G Good ratings in the small overlap front test
- AGAcceptable or good 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 ratings in the small overlap front test
- G Good rating in the original 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