The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the whiplash test to the list of tests that new vehicles have to go through ...

Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.

The IIHS has brought back an old whiplash prevention test, evaluating seats from a few popular small SUVs with even higher ...

In this crash scenario, the rear lap belt moved from the ideal position on the dummy's pelvis onto the abdomen, increasing the risk of abdominal injuries ...

The IIHS' new rear impact test exposes weaknesses in vehicle safety designs, with only four models earning a 'Good' rating.

The Crosstrek sells in huge numbers, the WRX doesn’t, yet both ran into the same IIHS issue when it came to rear passenger safety. IIHS test updates for 2026 are reshuffling which cars qualify for ...

The 2025 IIHS test criteria now has more stringent requirements for second-row occupant safety. To earn a 2025 TSP/TSP+ award, vehicles must earn good ratings in the small overlap front and updated ...

Stricter tests and requirements kept the winners' list short.