When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “SORB,” the Small Overlap Rigid Barrier test, launched in 2012, many automakers were caught flat-footed, with vehicles that had been Top Safety Picks ...

Once upon a time, the most affordable cars on the market were also the least secure, crumbling under the pressure of a ...

A few years back, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that the Jeep Wrangler had a flipping problem. Repeated runs of the driver-side small overlap crash test forced the 4×4 on its side ...

Jeep has solved the biggest safety problem of the Wrangler and Gladiator, and that is the off-road SUV and truck’s tendency to roll over. Interestingly, the news doesn’t come courtesy of the automaker ...

The IIHS Top Safety Pick+ is the highest award that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an organization supported by auto insurance companies, can bestow on a vehicle that is sold in the U.S.

DETROIT — The four-door Mini Cooper Countryman was the only one of 12 cars to earn a top rating of "good" in new frontal crash tests. The Nissan Leaf, Nissan Juke, Fiat 500L and Mazda5 wagon all fared ...

The redesigned Leaf hasn't aced the all-important moderate overlap front crash test. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the full-electric sport utility vehicle doesn't provide ...

Amongst the SUV craze that has swept the market in recent years, cars in general — and smaller cars in particular — have been overlooked. However, for buyers that are considering getting a vehicle on ...