Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute has once again confirmed the Tesla Model S electric car is an outlier. While the Model S gets high ratings for its crash safety, it also seems to incur higher insurance losses than competing conventional cars. Higher claim frequencies, more costly repairs, and higher mileage all contribute to the Model S sedan losses. DON'T MISS: Waits for Tesla service get longer as more electric cars are sold The IIHS and HLDI compared the Model S not only to its gasoline-powered counterparts but also to other (lower-range)...
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IIHS names 2017 Chevrolet Volt a Top Safety Pick+The 2017 Chevrolet Volt is an IIHS Top Safety Pick+
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IIHS small-SUV headlight ratings show how bad most lights actually are
A second IIHS headlight tests show that lights don't perform well regardless of technology or price.
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Some small SUVs may stint front passengers on safety: IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that small crossovers don't provide equal protection to drivers and front passengers in small front overlap crash tests.
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2016 Toyota Prius hybrid gets good IIHS, NHTSA crash safety scores
The 2016 Toyota Prius earned a five-star rating from the NHTSA and Top Safety Pick+ rating from the IIHS.
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Latest Toyota Prius C Dubbed IIHS Top Safety Pick After Updates
The 2015 Toyota Prius C gets a higher IIHS crash-test rating after safety modifications.
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The 2015 Ford F-150 gets mixed results in IIHS crash testing, with higher repair costs.
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2015 Mitsubishi Mirage Minicar Scores Well On Federal Crash Tests
The 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage earned four- and five-star ratings in government crash tests.
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2015 Honda Fit: Early Models To Get Better Bumpers For Crash Safety Boost
Early-production 2015 Honda Fit hatchbacks will be retrofitted with stronger bumper-beam welds.
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IIHS Tests Small Cars On Small Overlap: Volt Does OK, Leaf 'Struggles'
One of the toughest crash tests a car can face is the new small-frontal-overlap, introduced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2012. By crashing a vehicle so that only 25 percent of its front end contacts the barrier, far greater forces are transmitted through the car than in a...
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Very Small Cars Fail New IIHS Small-Overlap Frontal Crash Test
Minicars are the worst-scoring group in the small-overlap frontal crash test, the IIHS says.
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Toyota Prius V Fails IIHS Automatic-Braking Safety Test, Owners Sue
The Toyota Prius V hybrid wagon's automatic braking system didn't meet IIHS standards, which has a group of owners feeling litigious.
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Following in the tire-tracks of its older, larger and wagon-variant siblings,the 2012 Toyota Prius C has been awarded the coveted Top Safety Pick Award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). A separate set of crash tests from those carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the IIHS tests are highly-respected within the automotive industry and test a variety of crash scenarios, including those from the front, rear and side. Awarded an overall rating of ‘Good’ in frontal offset, side impact and roof strength tests, the compact hybrid...
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2012 Fiat 500 Minicar Named IIHS Top Safety Pick Despite Size
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has named the 2012 Fiat 500 minicar one of its Top Safety Picks despite the diminutive car's size.
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2012 Chevrolet Sonic Subcompact Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
The influential Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has designated the subcompact 2012 Chevy Sonic one of its Top Safety Picks.
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