• Home
  • About Evelyn Kanter
  • Evelyn Kanter’s Books & Apps
  • In The News
  • Workshops
  • NYC on the Cheap

Evelyn Kanter ecoXplorer

smarter traveling, driving and spending

  • Green Hotels
  • Green Cars
    • Best Cars under $20,000
    • Test Drives
    • Diesel Cars
    • Electric Cars
    • Hybrid Cars
    • Hydrogen Fuel Cell
    • Luxury Drives
  • Travel Deals
    • Free
    • Budget Travel
    • Discount Tickets
  • Xplore More
    • Safety and Health
    • How To
    • Five Best
    • Travel Pioneers
    • Motorcycles
    • Vintage Cars
  • Scam Alert
  • Where to Go Next
    • Historic Travel
    • Epic Adventures
    • National Parks
You are here: Home / Budget Cars / Safest 2013 cars: crash test results

Safest 2013 cars: crash test results

1 Comment

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Side Impact TestAll new car models undergo strict crash testing. Some do better than others. What are the top safety picks for 2013?  Here’s the list from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which is awarding its Top Safety Rating+ to just 13 models.

Winners include the Acura TL; Dodge Avenger and its twin, the Chrysler 200 4-door; Ford Fusion; Honda Accord 2-door; Honda Accord 4-door; Kia Optima; Nissan Altima 4-door; Subaru Legacy and its twin, the Subaru Outback; Suzuki Kizashi; Volkswagen Passat and Volvo S60. The Acura TL and Volvo S60 are midsize luxury cars. The other models are midsize moderately priced cars.

“Of the 29 models evaluated so far in our small overlap frontal crash test, these 13 cars offer the highest level of all-around crash protection,” says Adrian Lund, IIHS president.

IIHS rates vehicles good, acceptable, marginal or poor based on performance in variety of frontal and side crashes, rollovers, and how well the  seat/head restraints protect occupants against neck injuries in rear impacts.  IIHS added a test called “overlap” last year to replicate what happens when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility pole. In the test, 25% of a car’s front end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.

2013 Honda Fit Hybrid
2013 Honda Fit

For 2013, 117 additional vehicles earn Top Safety Pick. Since it’s a such a long list, we’re sending you to the full list on the IIHS website for the full list.  But popular models include:

  • Safest 2013 Minicars: Fiat 500, Ford Fiesta sedan and hatchback, Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris hatchback
  • Safest 2013 Small cars:  Chevrolet Cruz and Sonic, Subaru Impreza and Crosstek, Toyota Prius and Prius v
  • Safest 2013 Midsize cars:: Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Altima, VW Jetta and Passat, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C Class
  • Safest 2013 SUVs: Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Kia Sportage, Dodge Durango and Journey, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota Venza and Highlander
  • Safest 2013 Luxury cars: Cadillac CTS and XTS, Lincoln MKS, Volvo S80

Overall, according to the IIHS, 2013 models are much safer choices than most vehicles on the market just five years ago, which is really good news to any car buyer

Related articles
  • Best cars under $20,o00
  • Best 2012 cars to lease now

 

  • IIHS names 13 cars as safest
  • Barrier Crash Test – Washington Report
  • Chrysler, Honda, Subaru Among IIHS’s 13 Safest Cars Of 2013
  • Official: IIHS says these are the safest cars of 2013
  • 2013 Ford Fusion Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
Enhanced by Zemanta
Thanks for visiting ecoXplorer. Stay up to date with the latest news about green travel, green cars, smart spending and frugal living by subscribing. It's free. RSS feed.
Welcome back to exoXplorer. Stay up to date with the latest news about green travel, green cars and smart spending by subscribing. It's free. RSS feed.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Budget Cars, Family Cars Tagged With: Acura TL, Dodge Avenger, Honda Accord, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Nissan Altima, Subaru Outback, Volkswagen Passat, Volvo S60

Comments

  1. Mitchell says

    January 7, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Not really surprised that Subaru has a bunch of cars on this list. They’ve always been known for making quality, reliable cars.

    Reply

What do you think? We value your comments and love hearing from you. Cancel reply

Most Popular Recent Posts

  • 2 Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John's
    2 Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John's
  • Scam Alert: Kars4Kids Car Donation Charity
    Scam Alert: Kars4Kids Car Donation Charity
  • Scam Alert: Mideast Peace Charities
    Scam Alert: Mideast Peace Charities
  • Lamborghini Stretch Limousine for Rent
    Lamborghini Stretch Limousine for Rent
  • Best Used Car Buys: 2005-2010 models
    Best Used Car Buys: 2005-2010 models
  • About ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter
    About ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter
  • Best 2020 Green Cars & SUVs
    Best 2020 Green Cars & SUVs
  • Free Hotel Rooms for Cancer Patients
    Free Hotel Rooms for Cancer Patients
  • Best 2020 Vehicles Under $20,000: Hyundai Venue
    Best 2020 Vehicles Under $20,000: Hyundai Venue
  • Super Bowl Weekend Favorite Food: Chicken Wings
    Super Bowl Weekend Favorite Food: Chicken Wings

ecoXplorer is your guide to smart spending and eco-friendly living

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 20+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and guidebook and smartphone app author – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.

Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com.

Also follow my NYC website, www.nyconthecheap.com.

Search ecoXplorer by category

Translate ecoXplorer

© 2010-2020 EcoXplorer by Evelyn Kanter. All the stories and photos on our site are protected by US Copyright laws. Any unauthorized copying is strictly prohibited. Plus, it’s just not nice.

  • Home
  • About Evelyn Kanter
  • Evelyn Kanter’s Books & Apps
  • In The News
  • Workshops
  • NYC on the Cheap

ecoXplorer.com is an independent information service which is compensated by advertisers and sponsors. This site includes some links to other websites which are compensated for by our sponsors when you click them.

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.