2020 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
2020-21 Honda Civic 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights and does not apply to Type R performance variant
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Honda Civic 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Honda Civic 2-door coupe
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Honda Insight 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020 Hyundai Elantra 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Hyundai Elantra GT 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Hyundai Veloster 2-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Kia Forte 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Kia Soul 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda 3 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Nissan Sentra 4-door sedan
with specific headlights;
applies only to vehicles built after September 2020
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Subaru Crosstrek 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick
2020 Subaru Impreza 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Subaru Impreza 4-door wagon
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Subaru WRX 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Corolla 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Midsize cars
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Hyundai Sonata 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda 6 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Nissan Altima 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020 Nissan Altima 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Nissan Maxima 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Subaru Legacy 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Subaru Outback 4-door wagon
built after October 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Toyota Camry 4-door sedan
Midsize luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Acura TLX 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Audi A4 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Audi A5 Sportback 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 BMW 3 series 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Lexus ES 350 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4-door sedan
with optional front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Tesla Model 3 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Volvo S60 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick
2020 Volvo S60 4-door sedan
with specific headlights
Large cars
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Kia Stinger 4-door hatchback
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Volkswagen Arteon 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Large luxury cars
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Audi A6 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Audi A6 allroad 4-door wagon
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Audi A7 4-door hatchback
Top Safety Pick
2020 Audi A7 4-door hatchback
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Genesis G70 4-door sedan
applies only to vehicles built after December 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2020 Genesis G80 4-door sedan
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Genesis G90 4-door sedan
Small SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Chevrolet Equinox 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Ford Escape 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Honda CR-V 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Hyundai Kona 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Hyundai Venue 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Kia Sportage 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Lexus UX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Lincoln Corsair 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda CX-3 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
built after September 2020
Top Safety Pick
2020 Mazda CX-30 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda CX-5 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Subaru Forester 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2021 Toyota C-HR 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Toyota RAV4 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2021 Toyota Venza 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Volvo XC40 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Midsize SUVs
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Ford Edge 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Ford Explorer 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after May 2020
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Hyundai Palisade 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Hyundai Palisade 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Hyundai Santa Fe 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020 Kia Sorento 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Kia Telluride 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mazda CX-9 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after December 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Subaru Ascent 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Toyota Highlander 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Toyota Highlander 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Volkswagen Tiguan 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Midsize luxury SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Acura RDX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Cadillac XT6 4-door SUV
applies only to vehicles built after October 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Hyundai Nexo 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Lexus NX 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Lexus RX 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Lincoln Aviator 4-door SUV
with specific headlights and built after May 2020
Top Safety Pick
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 4-door SUV
with specific headlights and optional front crash prevention
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4-door SUV
with optional front crash prevention;
applies only to vehicles built after July 2019
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Volvo XC60 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020 Volvo XC60 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Volvo XC90 4-door SUV
Large SUVs
Top Safety Pick+
2020-21 Audi e-tron Sportback 4-door SUV
Top Safety Pick
2020-21 Audi Q8 4-door SUV
with specific headlights
Minivans
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Honda Odyssey minivan
Top Safety Pick+
2021 Toyota Sienna minivan
Large pickups
Top Safety Pick
2021 Ram 1500 crew cab pickup
with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights
2020 criteria
Top Safety Pick +
- 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 available front crash prevention — vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations
- AGAcceptable or good headlights standard
Top Safety Pick
- 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 available front crash prevention — vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations
- AGAcceptable or good headlights available