Group achieves most Top Safety Pick designations among automotive manufacturers for second consecutive year.
20 Jun 2025 | 368 Views | By Shruti Shiraguppi
Hyundai Motor Group has secured 15 models with Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick ratings across its Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, representing the highest number of awards among all automotive groups for the second consecutive year. The achievement encompasses seven Hyundai models, five Genesis models, and three ...
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Hyundai Motor Group has secured 15 models with Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick ratings across its Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands, representing the highest number of awards among all automotive groups for the second consecutive year. The achievement encompasses seven Hyundai models, five Genesis models, and three Kia models under the organization's enhanced 2025 safety criteria.
The latest evaluations awarded Top Safety Pick+ designations to the 2025 Hyundai Elantra, Sonata, and Kia K4, adding to previously recognized vehicles including the Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, KONA, TUCSON, and SANTA FE. Genesis models receiving the highest rating include the GV60, Electrified GV70, GV70, and GV80, while the Genesis G90 earned a Top Safety Pick designation.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety implemented stricter evaluation standards for 2025, introducing enhanced requirements for second-row occupant protection. The updated moderate overlap front test now positions dummies representing 12-year-old children or small female passengers in rear seats to provide more realistic injury risk assessments. Vehicles must achieve a "good" rating in this test for Top Safety Pick+ designation, while "acceptable" ratings qualify for Top Safety Pick status.
The comprehensive 2025 IIHS evaluation criteria require vehicles to earn "good" ratings in both small overlap front and updated side impact crash tests, receive at least "acceptable" ratings in daytime and nighttime pedestrian front crash prevention evaluations, and feature headlights rated "acceptable" or better across all trim levels.
The IIHS operates as an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization focused on reducing motor vehicle crash-related deaths, injuries, and property damage through research, evaluation, and education initiatives.
The recognition spans multiple vehicle segments within the Group's portfolio. Hyundai's award-winning models include both traditional and electric vehicles, with the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 demonstrating the company's ability to integrate advanced safety features across its electrification strategy. Genesis continues to establish its premium positioning through safety excellence, while Kia's recognition includes the family-oriented Telluride and electric EV9.
The enhanced 2025 IIHS criteria represent a significant evolution in automotive safety evaluation, with the focus on rear occupant protection addressing real-world crash scenarios more comprehensively.
Hyundai Motor Group operates as a global enterprise with approximately 250,000 employees worldwide, maintaining a value chain encompassing mobility, steel, construction, logistics, finance, information technology, and service sectors. The organization's mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis, each contributing to the Group's overall safety performance achievements.
The 2025 results position Hyundai Motor Group vehicles prominently in the North American market, where IIHS ratings serve as significant factors in consumer purchasing decisions and industry analysis.