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Electric cars tend to be just as safe or safer than internal combustion engine vehicles, and even the IIHS President agrees.
About: Ford
About: Ford Modern electric cars are very safe. The IIHS president says they are seeing more evidence that electric vehicles are as safe or safer than internal combustion engine vehicles. Since its inception in 1959, the IIHS has a long history of issuing safety ratings.
In 2022, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) chose 101 vehicles as its top safety picks. In 2021 there were just 90 picks. Vehicles must pass a variety of crash tests and other assessments. Front, driver and passenger crash tests are just a few parts of the IIHS evaluation. In the side crash test, a 3,000-pound driverless vehicle crashes into test cars. You can watch a 2021 Mazda CX-5 goes through the side test in this IIHS video. They measure the structural performance of the vehicles as well as the injuries and movements of the dummy.
The IIHS uses different ratings for different areas of vehicles. We will refer to these reviews a few times in this article.
– Good (the highest rating), Acceptable, Marginal and Poor (the lowest rating).
Other areas are classified as Superior, Advanced and Basic. In order to be rated a Top Safety Pick + instead of a Top Safety Pick, there is one important requirement. The vehicle must have good or acceptable headlights as a standard option. Most of the vehicles on this list achieved the coveted Top Safety Pick + rating.
10 2022 Tesla Model 3 – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
This IIHS Top Safety Pick applies to all Tesla Model 3 built between 2017 and 2022. In all six crash tests, the Model 3 achieved the highest rating of “Good”. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian impacts are also evaluated. The 2022 Tesla Model 3 is rated Superior in both categories. The Model 3 Hearse has not been rated yet.
9 2022 Tesla Model Y – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2022 Tesla Model Y received top marks in all categories except headlights and seat belts. That’s only because the Long Range Model Y’s low beams are a little blinding. The rear seats have seat belt anchorages that are deep in the seat, hence an Acceptable rating. It’s an impressive result from Tesla.
8th 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick +
The fantastically styled Volvo XC40 Recharge 2022 is one of the safest electric SUVs. It has cornering and adaptive lighting and scored perfectly in almost every category. In the areas of front crash prevention, vehicles have to avoid an impact or reduce their speed. The rating for this test is Advanced. Volvo has some other very exciting plans to protect drivers in the future.
7 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick +
The 2022 C40 Recharge is another electric SUV by Volvo. It’s similar in design to the XC40 but with a more streamlined roof. While it received excellent IIHS ratings, it received a poor rating for front row seat belt reminders.
6 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
Volkswagen’s original Type 1 Beetle has come a long way. The 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 has fantastic IIHS results. The results are all perfect except for two areas. The ID.4 achieved an acceptable rating for high beam visibility and an advanced rating for front-end crash prevention. Volvo’s ID.4 and Polestar 2 are among the safest vehicles in the world.
5 2022 Audi E-Tron – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
The 2022 Audi E-Tron has perfect overall crash, overall side crash and 4WD rollover ratings. For its safety standards, this vehicle received the Top Safety Pick +. This Audi’s heavy weight (5795 lbs) could help provide structural support in collisions. The same ratings that apply to the 2022 model also apply to other models between 2019 and 2023. The Audi E-Tron S has similar safety ratings with an increase in performance.
4 2022 Audi E-Tron Sportback – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
This model shares a similar style to the 2022 Audi E-Tron but with a slimmer roofline. This Audi has some of the best IIHS ratings of any EV on this list. The only weak area is in the Digital Matrix Headlight trim level, where the low beam creates a minor glare.
3 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E – 2022 IIHS Top Safety Pick
The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E protects occupants with an array of airbags and crumple zones. Even in cold weather it is a very safe electric vehicle with a long range. As you’ll see from the IIHS crash tests, the driver and passenger compartments were well preserved in frontal collisions. The only areas where the Mustang Mach-E didn’t have a perfect score were the seat anchorages, side crash tests, and headlights. The high beam on the driver’s side is a bit suboptimal.
2 2021 Tesla Model 3 – 2021 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
Crushing Europe’s best-selling 2021 electric vehicle in crash tests might be sad to see, but it gives us useful information about the Model 3. IIHS’ 2021 Tesla Model 3 crash tests showed that driver space was preserved during impact. All equipment lines score in almost all areas, including low beam and high beam. However, the IIHS ruled that the seat anchors for the stern were “too deep in the seat”.
1 2021 Tesla Model Y – 2021 IIHS Top Safety Pick+
Tesla says they design their vehicles to exceed safety standards. Judging by the reviews, it looks like the IIHS might agree. Getting the Plus rating for a top safety pick isn’t easy. To get both, the vehicle must have IIHS rated good or acceptable headlights as a standard option for all trim levels.