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Hyundai Motor Group Leads 2025 IIHS Safety Honors With 21 Awards, Including 18 Top Safety Pick+

The company says tougher 2025 tests spotlight gains from its safety engineering on a dedicated EV platform.

Overview

  • Across Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, the group earned 21 IIHS recognitions in 2025, the most of any automaker for a second consecutive year.
  • Eighteen models received the Top Safety Pick+ designation, up from 12 last year, with three additional models earning Top Safety Pick.
  • Flagship electric SUVs—the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 2025–26 Kia EV9—received 'good' ratings in every applicable crashworthiness and crash-avoidance test.
  • Brand results: Hyundai recorded eight TSP+ and two TSP; Genesis posted five TSP+ and one TSP; Kia secured five TSP+.
  • Hyundai points to the outcomes as validation of its Electric-Global Modular Platform as IIHS applied stricter 2025 criteria, including more rigorous rear-seat assessments.