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.
Small cars
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Honda Insight 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2019 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 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 Subaru Crosstrek 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Impreza 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru WRX 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Midsize cars
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 Mazda 6 4-door sedan
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
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 BMW 3 series 4-door sedan
with specific headlights; applies only to 4-door sedans
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; applies only to 4-door sedans
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Tesla Model 3 4-door sedan
Large cars
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Stinger 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 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 BMW 5 series 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Genesis G70 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Genesis G80 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Lincoln Continental 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Mercedes-Benz E-Class 4-door sedan
with specific headlights; applies only to 4-door sedans
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Audi Q3 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after March 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Lexus UX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Mazda CX-5 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after January 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Toyota RAV4 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Hyundai Palisade 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Sorento 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 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 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 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 BMW X3 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 BMW X5 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Hyundai Nexo 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after June 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after January 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights for 2019 models;
with specific headlights for the redesigned 2020 models
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Audi e-tron 4-door SUV
Large pickups
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