Safety Ratings of Car Manufacturers of the Past Decade

THE SAFEST CARS OF THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS We've analyzed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Picks from 2006 to 2016 and compiled the data to see which car manufactur- ers made the most cars worthy of recognition. This will give you a sense of which manufacturers consistently put out the safest vehicle models. TOP SAFETY PICKS AWARDED PER MAKE, 2006-2016 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 14 11 13 10 10 10 Honda 10 7 Kia 7 9 Subaru Toyota 5 Hyundai 4 5 7 3 Volkswagen 5 7 Audi 3 4 Lexus 3. Volkswagen Toyota 3 Volvo Audi 6 3 SAAB 2 Chevrolet Subaru Volvo Honda 3 6 BMW 5 Nissan Nissan 2 Jeep Chevrolet 4 Lexus 2 Saturn 4 4 Mazda Acura 2 2 4 Mitsubishi 2 .....*. 3. 1 4 4 Acura Ford Mercury Hyundai 4 3 Ford Kia 2 3 Mercedes-Benz 1 2. 2 3. BMW 2 4 2 Lincoln Scion Cadillac 4 3 Infiniti 2 Lincoln Buick 2 4 4 Mercedes-Benz Chrysler 1 1 Mitsubishi Infiniti Dodge 2 4 Mazda Scion Buick Cadillac GMC GMC Chrysler 3 Fiat Fiat Mini (Cooper) Mini (Cooper) 2 2 2. Suzuki Maserati (Ghibli) PICKS RECEIVED PER MAKE, 2006-2016 % of total IIHS picks given out 7.72% 7.50% 7.28% 6.95% 6.73% 5.18% 4.74% 4.52% 4.41% 4.30% Total IIHS picks 70 68 66 63 61 47 43 41 40 39 Honda Toyota Subaru Volkswagen Ford Hyundai Volvo Kia Chevrolet Audi Make Ford KIA VOLVO 3.75% 3.42% 3.20% 2.87% 2.65% 2.43% 2.21% 2.21% 2.10% 2.10% 1.98% 1.76% 1.76% 34 31 29 26 24 22 20 20 19 19 18 16 16 Mercedes- Benz Acura Nissan Lincoln Dodge Lexus Scion Buick Mazda BMW Mitsubishi Chrysler Infiniti M SCION TOTAL IIH PICKS GIVEN OUT 1.43% 1.43% 1.32% 1.10% 1.10% 0.66% 0.66% 0.44% 0.11% 0.11% BY THE IIHS, 2006-2016 13 13 12 10 9 6 6 4 1 907 Cadillac GMC SAAB Jeep Mercury Fiat Mini (Cooper) Saturn Suzuki Maserati (Ghibli) GMC Jeep FIAT MINI SAAB THE TOP 5 SAFEST CAR MANUFACTURERS, ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF TOP SAFETY PICKS AWARDED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Honda Тoyota Subaru Volkswagen Ford MANUFACTURERS WITH THE SAFEST TRACK RECORDS The percentage of models produced from 2006 - 2016 that received top safety picks from the IIHS – for the top 10 cars with the most top safety picks. Honda Toyota Subaru Volkswagen Ford Hyundai Volvo Kia Chevrolet Audi Ford KIA VOLVO 68.63% 38.64% 94.29% 60.00% 30.05% 43.52% 53.09% 44.57% 19.90% 24.38% 2011 SAFEST (AND DEADLIEST) CAR MODELS In the IIHS's 2015 Status Report, they released lists of car models from 2011 (or their earlier equivalents) with the highest and lowest driver deaths per million registered vehicle years. THE SAFEST... Mercedes-Benz Toyota Highlander hybrid (4 Wheel Drive) Model Name Lexus RX 350 Subaru Legacy (4 Wheel Drive) Audi A4 Honda Kia Sorento GL-Class Toyota Sequoia (4 Wheel Drive) Volvo XC90 Honda Pilot (4 Wheel Drive) (4 Wheel Drive) Odyssey (2 Wheel Drive) (4 Wheel Drive) (4 Wheel Drive) (4 Wheel Drive) Deaths Per Million Registered Vehicle Years 2 AND THE DEADLIEST) ... Chevrolet Model Name Hyundai Accent (4-door) Hyundai Accent 12-door) Kia Nissan Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Nissan Ford Chevrolet Aveo Honda Rio Versa Sedan Camaro coupe (4 Wheel Drive) Civic Versa hatchback Focus Deaths Per Million Registered Vehicle Years 149 130 120 99 86 80 79 76 71 70 Sources: http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/Driver_DeathRates_sr5001_emb.pdf http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/driver-death-rates http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/TSP-List/2016 http://www.autotrader.com/2006-honda-cars.jsp L Infographic by titleproloans.com and can be found here: https://www.titleproloans.com/the-safest-cars/