List of Safety Picks Dings Some Cars for a Failure to Illuminate
The new requirements caused a domino effect; many of the previous Plus picks moved down a notch to Top Safety Pick,
and many previous Top Safety Picks dropped off the list.
Top Safety Pick Plus winners also must now offer headlights that earn a rating of Good, rather than either Good or Acceptable.
Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick Plus when the institute released its list on Thursday.
Rather, we’ve raised the bar and we still have this many vehicles that meet the new criteria and are providing state-of-the-art protection.”
The added crash test — a passenger-side front small overlap test — is meant to mimic
what happens when a car runs off the road and hits a tree or utility pole.
The new tests cost certain models from some automakers — including General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen
and even Volvo — the chance to use one of the I. I.H.
