2026 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
2026 Honda Civic 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2026 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Kia K4 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Nissan Sentra 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2026 Toyota Prius 4-door hatchback
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick
2026 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Audi A5 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2026 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4-door sedan
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2027 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Genesis G80 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after June 2025
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Genesis GV60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Honda HR-V 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Kia Sportage 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after May 2025
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-50 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2026 Buick Enclave 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Ford Explorer 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Honda Passport 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Hyundai Santa Fe 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Kia EV9 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Kia Sorento 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after September 2025
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-70 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-70 PHEV 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-90 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Mazda CX-90 PHEV 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Nissan Murano 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Nissan Pathfinder 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Subaru Outback 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Volkswagen Atlas 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 4-door SUV
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Audi Q5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Audi Q5 Sportback 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2027 Audi Q6 e-tron 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2027 Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 BMW X3 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 BMW X5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Genesis Electrified GV70 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Genesis GV70 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Genesis GV80 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Infiniti QX60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Lincoln Nautilus 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid 4-door SUV
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2026 Audi Q7 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Infiniti QX80 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2026 Nissan Armada 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Rivian R1S 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Volvo EX90 4-door SUV
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick+
2026 Tesla Cybertruck crew cab pickup
Top Safety Pick
2026 Toyota Tundra crew cab pickup
2026 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- G Good rating in the small overlap front test
- G Good rating in the moderate overlap front test
- G Good rating in the side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights (standard availability)
- G Good pedestrian front crash prevention (standard availability)
- AGAcceptable or good vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0 (standard availability)
Top Safety Pick
- G Good rating in the small overlap front test
- G Good rating in the moderate overlap front test
- G Good rating in the side test
- AGAcceptable or good headlights (standard availability)
- AGAcceptable or good pedestrian front crash prevention (standard availability)