The latest crash test ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show that most midsize SUVs offer inadequate front crash protection for passengers seated in the rear. IIHS President David Harkey stated that “All these vehicles provide excellent protection for the driver, but only a handful extend that level of safety to the back seat.” However, of the 13 midsize SUVs tested, only four of them – the Ford Explorer, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Subaru Ascent, and Tesla Model Y – earn good ratings. The three others, the Chevrolet Traverse, Toyota Highlander, and Volkswagen Atlas, earn marginal ratings, while the remaining six – the Honda Pilot, Hyundai Palisade, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler 4-door, Mazda CX-9, and Nissan Murano – are rated poor.
IIHS launched the updated moderate overlap front test last year in response to research showing that the front-seat safety gains that were driven by the original evaluation have not been matched in the rear. In vehicles from model year 2007 onward, the risk of a injury is 46 percent higher for belted occupants in the rear seat than in the front. This discrepancy is not because the rear seat has become less safe, but because restraint technologies have only improved in the front seat.
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