ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released the list of Top Safety Pick + vehicles for 2014. KDVR’s Jon Bowman reports on the vehicles that met the tough criteria as the top safety picks for the coming year.
Small cars
- Honda Civic 4-door
- Mazda 3, built after October 2013
- Toyota Prius, built after November 2013
Midsize moderately priced cars
- Ford Fusion
- Honda Accord 2-door
- Honda Accord 4-door
- Mazda 6
- Subaru Legacy
- Subaru Outback
Midsize luxury/near-luxury cars
- Infiniti Q50
- Lincoln MKZ
- Volvo S60
Large luxury cars
- Acura RLX
- Volvo S80
Small SUVs
- Mazda CX-5, built after October 2013
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Subaru Forester
Midsize SUV
- Toyota Highlander
Midsize luxury SUVs
- Acura MDX
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class, built after August 2013
- Volvo XC60
Minivan
- Honda Odyssey
Except for the Volvo S60, S80 and XC60 and the hybrid version of the Honda Civic 4-door, vehicles listed under TOP SAFETY PICK+ qualify for that award only when equipped with optional front crash prevention. Front crash prevention isn’t available on non-hybrid versions of the Civic.
For complete lists of both the Top Safety Pick+ and the Top Safety Pick vehicles, CLICK HERE to visit the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s website.