Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the whiplash test to the list of tests that new vehicles have to go through ...

The new Consumer Reports safety verdict highlights the safest new cars and gives you an easy way to know which vehicles will protect you best.

Sixteen 2025 and 2026 models from 12 different brands earned Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ awards in the latest round of vehicle ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

In this crash scenario, the rear lap belt moved from the ideal position on the dummy's pelvis onto the abdomen, increasing the risk of abdominal injuries ...

The IIHS has brought back an old whiplash prevention test, evaluating seats from a few popular small SUVs with even higher ...

There are a handful of small SUVs that earned the IIHS' Top Safety Pick+ rating for 2025, but only one of them was a Honda. Here's which one it is.

Given the persistently high average price of a new car, it’s crucial for shoppers to choose a model that’s worth their hard-earned money, keeps them safe, and meets their needs and expectations for ...

Parents in Santa Monica woke up to their worst tech-era nightmare when a driverless taxi […] ...

The Crosstrek sells in huge numbers, the WRX doesn’t, yet both ran into the same IIHS issue when it came to rear passenger ...

The influential list is based on the Consumer Reports magazine's road tests, reliability rankings and owner surveys.

IIHS launches a tougher whiplash test, and most small SUVs fall short. See which models passed, which failed, and why the new ...