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Best cars for teens: $20,000 or less

How to choose a safe, reliable and affordable car or truck suitable for a teenage driver

IIHS flunks most semi-autonomous driving systems it tested for failing to prevent misuse

Only three of the 14 systems tested earned a passing grade

IIHS updates its testing criteria to focus on pedestrians and back-seaters

Even so, 71 vehicles won awards, 23 more than in 2023

IIHS: Only three luxury SUVs perform well in new test

The updated format checks how rear-seat passengers fare in a frontal offset crash

IIHS: Full-size pickups don't do enough to protect backseat passengers

None of the large pickups tested provided adequate protections

IIHS study finds minivans are unsafe for second-row passengers

Four models received a "marginal" or "poor" rating

Honda Accord is the only midsize sedan to ace the latest IIHS safety test

The new standards for rear passengers proved hard to meet

2023 Honda Accord earns tougher IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

It improves in a couple of areas over the previous model

IIHS study: Seattle residents in fewer injury crashes after speed limits lowered

The changes take the limit down to as low as 20 mph on residential streets

IIHS Top Safety Pick, Pick+ criteria get tougher — here's the new list of 2023 winners

The new side impact test and night-time pedestrian detection play a role now

IIHS updates overlap test: 2 SUVs get good marks, 9 fare poorly

New focus on rear passengers shows need for safety updates in second row

2023 Mazda CX-50 earns an IIHS Top Safety Pick+

The rating even includes solid scores for the CX-50's headlights

New IIHS side-impact test flunks virtually every mainstream midsize sedan, wagon

Only the Subaru Outback earned a 'Good' rating

2022 VW GTI and Golf R earn IIHS Top Safety Pick and Pick+

The headlights determined the difference

2022 Jeep Wrangler tips over in IIHS small overlap test

A 2019 Wrangler failed the same test in the same way

10 of 18 midsize SUVs earn 'good' IIHS side impact safety rating

The Mazda CX-9 and VW ID.4 earned top marks in all categories of the new test

IIHS' retired president benefits from crashworthiness firsthand

He was involved in a serious head-on in his BMW — and lived to tell about it

SUVs and trucks more likely to hit pedestrians than cars

Limited visibility is highlighted as a potential problem

2021 Ford Bronco vs Jeep Wrangler Crash Tests | IIHS tests reveal differences

Neither are IIHS Top Safety Picks

2021 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe nabs IIHS Top Safety Pick

It's all in the headlights