Hyundai Motor Group selects 'Saferest Car' in 2025 IIHS crash evaluation
Jun 17, 2025
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A total of 15 vehicles, including 7 Hyundai Motor, 5 Genesis, and 3 Kia, received TSP or higher ratings from Hyundai Motor Group this year, which is the largest selection based on the global automobile group. Mazda came in second with eight, followed by Honda with seven.
A total of 22 vehicles received TSP+ or TSP from Hyundai Motor Group last year, including nine from Hyundai Motor, eight from Genesis, and five from Kia. Toyota ranked second with 19 and Honda with 11 last year.
In March this year, Hyundai Motor Group listed five Hyundai models, including ▲ Ionic 5 ▲ Ionic 6 ▲ Kona ▲ Tucson ▲ Santa Fe, and four Genesis models, including ▲ GV60 ▲ GV70 ▲ GV70 electrified model ▲ GV80, and two Kia models, including ▲EV9 ▲ Telluride, on the TSP+ rating. Genesis G90 has been selected for the TSP rating.
IIHS grants TSP+ ratings to vehicles with the highest level of safety in the crash assessment and TSP ratings to vehicles with good performance.Hyundai Motor Group's selection of 15 models adds significance in that it has met the reinforced passenger safety evaluation criteria starting this year.
In the updated model overlap front test, IIHS newly placed a dummy (body model) representing a small-sized woman or 12-year-old child in the back seat of the driver, and supplemented the evaluation method by reflecting the type of injury likely to occur to rear passengers in the event of an actual crash.
In addition, TSP+ could be obtained only by receiving an acceptable rating until last year in the evaluation, but since this year, TSP+ has been strengthened so that it can be obtained only when it meets "good" and "acceptable" or higher.
In addition to this, TSP+ or TSP grade, the highest grade of 'good' must be achieved in the ▲ front small overlap ▲ side crash assessment, the day/night forward collision prevention system test (vehicle and pedestrian) and the headlight assessment must be rated at least 'acceptable' in the overall trim of the vehicle.
"We are very proud of Hyundai Motor Group's excellent performance in the IIHS crash assessment, which is strengthened every year," a Hyundai Motor Group official said. "We will continue to strive to provide customers with the highest level of safety and quality in the world through advanced research, design, and technology."
Meanwhile, IIHS is a non-profit organization established in 1959 that comprehensively evaluates collision safety and collision prevention performance for vehicles released in the U.S. market every year and announces the results.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
