Popular small SUVs fail critical crash test

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Some of the most popular small SUVs have failed crash tests that simulate a common and deadly front end collision.

"These are troubling results," said Joe Nolan with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. "These small SUV's are very popular and for the most part pretty safe, but with these tests most of them did not do well."

For the first time the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted small overlap crash tests with small SUV's. Eleven of the thirteen models tested received marginal or poor ratings.

"Too often many of these models did a poor job protecting the front occupant cabin," said Nolan.

IIHS Small Frontal Crash Tests

Model Rating

'14 Subaru Forester -  Good
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport - Acceptable
BMW X1 - Marginal
Nissan Rogue - Marginal
Mazda CX-5 - Marginal
Honda CR-V - Marginal
Jeep Wrangler (2 door) -  Marginal
Volkswagen Tiguan - Marginal
Hyundai Tuscon - Poor
Kia Sportage - Poor
Buick Encore - Poor
Jeep Patriot - Poor
Ford Escape - Poor