IIHS tests 11 minicars, finds them wanting in small-overlap crash test The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and its challenging small-overlap crash test have passed judgment.

When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “SORB,” the Small Overlap Rigid Barrier test, launched in 2012, many automakers were caught flat-footed, with vehicles that had been Top Safety Picks ...

During IIHS crash testing, the 2019–2021 Jeep Wrangler 4-door delivered an unexpected and concerning result. In the ...

Six months ago, the all-new 4Runner disappointed the IIHS with a "marginal" rating in the moderate overlap front crash test. According to the nonprofit organization from Virginia, the rear passenger ...

A few years back, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that the Jeep Wrangler had a flipping problem. Repeated runs of the driver-side small overlap crash test forced the 4×4 on its side ...

One of the toughest crash{}tests{}a car can face is the new small-frontal-overlap, introduced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety{}in 2012. By crashing a vehicle so that only 25 percent of ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has finally put some of the most popular minivans through its newest small-overlap crash test--and for a trio of{}vans, the scores are not good. The ...

While it may not be Top Safety Pick material, the 2026 Nissan Frontier is a very safe truck. The video below depicts the 40-mph small overlap front crash test on the passenger side, and surely enough, ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tested seven model-year 2025 electric vehicles, but none earned either of the agency’s awards. Only the Nissan Ariya and Chevrolet Blazer EV were ...