Hyundai Motor Group Achieves Top IIHS Ratings for Multiple Models

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has reaffirmed its leadership in vehicle safety, achieving the highest number of models awarded in the 2025 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test evaluations.

A total of 15 models across Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Genesis have earned either the 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) or TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) designation. This includes seven Hyundai, five Genesis, and three Kia models, marking the second consecutive year the Group has received the most IIHS safety awards.

In the latest round of evaluations, the 2025 Hyundai ELANTRA, SONATA and 2025 Kia K4 were awarded the coveted TSP+ rating, joining existing models such as the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, KONA, TUCSON, and SANTA FE; the Genesis GV60, Electrified GV70, GV70, GV80; and the 2025 Kia EV9 and Telluride. The 2025 Genesis G90 currently holds a TSP rating.

The IIHS enhanced its crash test criteria for 2025, introducing more stringent requirements for second-row occupant protection.

In the updated moderate overlap front test, dummies representing 12-year-old children or small female passengers are placed in the rear seats to assess injury risk more realistically.

Vehicles must now earn a “good” rating in this test to qualify for a TSP+ rating, while a rating of “acceptable” is required for TSP.

To Earn a 2025 TSP or TSP+ Rating, Vehicles Must Also

Earn “good” ratings in the small overlap front and updated side impact crash tests.
Receive at least an “acceptable” rating in daytime and nighttime pedestrian front crash prevention evaluations.
Be equipped, across all trim levels, with headlights rated “acceptable” or better.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organisation dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and through education of consumers, policymakers and safety professionals. Its TSP and TSP+ ratings are widely cited in the North American auto industry by consumers, media and analysts alike.

[Table] 2025 IIHS TSP+ / TSP Ratings for Hyundai Motor Group (Total 15 models)

Hyundai Motor Company | Seven Models Awarded TSP+

2025 ELANTRA (built after October 2024)
2025 SONATA (built after November 2024)
2025 IONIQ 5
2025 IONIQ 6
2025 KONA
2025 TUCSON
2025 SANTA FE (built after November 2024)

Genesis | Four Models Awarded TSP+

2025 GV60
2025 Electrified GV70
2025 GV70 (built after April 2024)
2025 GV80

Genesis | One Model Awarded TSP

2025 G90

Kia Corporation | Three Models Awarded TSP+

2025 K4 (built after January 2025)
2025 EV9
2025 Telluride

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