Even in a laboratory, car crashes are horrifically violent. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tests many vehicles every year, and in its full-speed video footage, the subject vehicle ...

Only two new vehicles earned top scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest crash testing: the 2026 ...

The poor-selling Cybertruck has been recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for crashworthiness. Up to September 2025, the nonprofit organization has published the results of a ...

IIHS rated the F-150 Lightning Poor in its updated crash test, but not because the truck’s frame failed. The real issue was ...

Neck strains and sprains are the most frequently reported injuries in United States auto insurance claims, so the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—the nonprofit safety organization funded ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tested seven model-year 2025 electric vehicles, but none earned either of the agency’s awards. Only the Nissan Ariya and Chevrolet Blazer EV were ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released an update to its 2025 testing progress Wednesday, this time highlighting some early results from seven electric vehicles currently undergoing ...

If you're researching new cars, safety ratings and crash tests are likely to factor into your decision making. There are two well-known sources of crash test ratings: Advertisement Article continues ...

A still taken from the 2025 Audi Q3's new whiplash test showing a crash test dummy in a car seat flying forwards - IIHS The IIHS, or Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, periodically reviews its ...

Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...

Whiplash. It's not just a movie about drummers shouting at each other and throwing cymbals around the room, it's also one of the most worrying potential outcomes of even the lowest of low-speed ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has started testing how cars prevent neck and back injuries caused by rear-end crashes to make our cars ever safer. However, of all the 18 small SUVs ...