Five Hondas Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

Five Hondas Earn IIHS Top Safety Ratings

Five Honda models have received Top Safety Pick (TSP) ratings or higher for 2025 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback, Accord, and HR-V have reached the esteemed TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating. The Pilot and Civic Sedan earned the highest GOOD score in the Institute’s demanding small overlap front crash test and the updated side crash test, which involves 82% more crash energy than the original test.

Honda Sensing Technology Basics and Breakdown


Honda Sensing® is a comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies that are standard on every new Honda. Some of the features include: Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS); Forward Collision Warning; Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) incorporating Lane Departure Warning (LDW); Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS®) with Pedestrian Detection; and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). 

The Honda Civic, Accord, HR-V, CR-V and Pilot all benefit from the Honda proprietary Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure, designed to protect occupants in a wide variety of frontal collisions, along with advanced supplemental restraint systems, such as pretensioning front seatbelts, and front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags.

If you would like to learn more or experience Honda Sensing first hand with a test drive, please contact our team of Honda experts today!

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