From 39 vehicles in 2014, 71 vehicles have been given the Top Safety Pick and the Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2015 by the United States' Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
To be eligible for the Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must have a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front crash test and a good rating in each of the Institute's four other crashworthiness evaluations (moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints).
To qualify for the Top Safety Pick+ award, a vehicle must stop or slow down without driver input "before hitting a target in IIHS tests at 20kph, 40kph or both."
"This is the third year in a row that we are giving automakers a tougher challenge to meet," said IIHS president Adrian Lund. "The quest for Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards is driving improvement in the small overlap front crash test, and getting manufacturers to offer automatic braking technology on more and more vehicles."
In total, there are 38 Top Safety Pick and 33 Top Safety Pick+ awadees.
Top Safety Pick
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Spark
Chevrolet Volt
Dodge Dart
Ford C-Max Hybrid
Ford Focus
Ford Fusion
GMC Terrain
Honda Accord (2-door)
Honda Accord (4-door)
Honda Civic (2-door)
Honda Civic (4-door)
Honda Fit (Jazz)
Honda Odyssey
Hyundai Elantra (sedan)
Hyundai Sonata
Infiniti QX60
Kia Optima
Kia Sedona
Kia Soul
Lincoln MKZ
Mini Cooper Countryman
Mitsubishi Lancer (excluding Ralliart and Evolution)
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (ASX)
Nissan Altima
Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan Rogue
Scion FR-S
Scion tC
Subaru BRZ
Subaru WRX
Toyota Avalon
Toyota RAV4
Volkswagen Golf (4-door)
Volkswagen GTI (4-door)
Volkswagen Jetta
Volkswagen Passat
Top Safety Pick+
Acura MDX
Acura TLX
Acura RLX
Audi A3
BMW 2-Series
Chrysler 200
Honda CR-V
Hyundai Genesis
Infiniti Q50
Infiniti Q70 (excluding V8 AWD)
Lexus CT200h
Lexus NX
Lexus RC
Mazda 3
Mazda 6
Mazda CX-5
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Mitsubishi Outlander
Subaru Impreza
Subaru Forester
Subaru Legacy
Subaru Outback
Subaru XV Crosstrek
Toyota Camry
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius V
Toyota Sienna
Volvo S60
Volvo S80
Volvo V60
Volvo XC60
