2019 Top Safety Picks
Vehicles that perform best in our evaluations qualify for Top Safety Pick, which has been awarded since the 2006 model year, or Top Safety Pick+, which was inaugurated in 2013.
These awards identify the best vehicle choices for safety within size categories during a given year. Larger, heavier vehicles generally afford more protection than smaller, lighter ones. Thus, a small car that qualifies for an award might not protect its occupants as well as a bigger vehicle that doesn't earn the award.
Small cars
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Chevrolet Bolt 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Honda Insight 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after September 2018
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Hyundai Elantra GT 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after July 2018
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Hyundai Veloster 2-door hatchback
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after August 2018
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Kia Forte 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Niro Hybrid 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Kia Soul 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019 Kia Soul 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention (2019 models only)
Top Safety Pick
2019 Nissan Kicks 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Crosstrek 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru Impreza 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2019-20 Subaru WRX 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Corolla 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Prius 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Toyota Prius Prime 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2019-20 Volkswagen GTI 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights (2019 models only)
2019 criteria
- G Good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention
- G Good headlight rating
- G Good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, original side, roof strength and head restraint tests
- AGAcceptable or good rating in the passenger-side small overlap front test
- AdvancedSuperior Advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention
- AGAcceptable or good headlight rating