The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is one of the most respected authorities on automotive safety in the industry. Each year they put new vehicles through a battery of crash tests and more to make sure that they’re up to the rigorous standards of the modern market. This year, the Institute implemented a new series of requirements where certain tests are concerned, making it more difficult than ever to achieve their coveted TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ honors. Despite the tougher criteria, four 2024 Subaru models earned those prestigious designations this year, so we couldn’t be prouder.
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“We followed the tougher requirements we introduced last year with another major update to the award criteria in 2024. This year’s winners are true standouts, offering the highest level of protection for both vehicle occupants and other vulnerable road users.”
– David Harkey, President, IIHS
2024 Subaru Winners
For the second year in a row, the exciting new Subaru Solterra earned TOP SAFETY PICK honors from the IIHS. But if you think that’s impressive, it only gets better from there. The 2024 Subaru Outback and 2024 Subaru Impreza earned the same honor but for the 16th and 17th consecutive year respectively. Finally, the flagship 2024 Subaru Ascent earned the gold-star TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation, its seventh year in a row earning at least TSP. One more fun note, Subaru has earned more IIHS TSP+ awards than any other brand since 2013 with 71.
New Criteria
Let’s go over the new criteria so you know what was required for these vehicles to earn the honors that they did. Where the side crash test is concerned, a rating of good is required to earn either TSP or TSP+. In the past, acceptable was enough for TSP. The revised pedestrian front crash prevention evaluation now requires acceptable or good ratings to earn either designation. This new system replaces the previous day/night split tests, the latter of which wasn’t required for the lower tier TSP honor.
The moderate front overlap test has been completely overhauled, adding a second dummy behind the driver. It now requires an acceptable or good rating to earn TSP+. Vehicles are still put through the original test, in which a good rating is required to earn TSP. Another change is that the driver- and passenger-side evaluations have been combined into a single rating, taking the lower of the two results.
If you’re interested in getting an incredibly safe Subaru vehicle of your own, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us right here at Briggs Subaru of Topeka.
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