Yahoo Autos Hyundai Ioniq 5 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ crash test honors
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 has is already at the top of many shopping lists thanks to its sharp design, excellent specs, and affordable price (relatively, for an EV). It even won the World Car of the Year award for 2022, and our head-to-head comparison with the Mustang Mach-E. Now the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given buyers another reason to kick its tires — by awarding it top marks on its crash tests.
The IIHS has bestowed its highest ranking, Top Safety Pick+, on the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. To achieve that rating, the electric crossover got the best available score, "good," in all six tests. Those tests include small overlap front tests for both driver and passenger sides, a moderate front overlap, and a side impact test.
On all these tests, the occupant dummies, in both front and rear seats, received "good" scores on their head/neck, torso, hip/thigh, and lower leg/foot results. In addition, the Ioniq 5 also achieved the top "good" score for roof strength, head restraints, and seats.
