The 2018 luxury SUVs excel in crash tests administered as part of NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program.
The restyled 2017 model earns five stars — the highest possible overall score — from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after acing crashworthiness tests.
The compact SUV is also a 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award winner when equipped with optional front crash prevention and HID headlights.
The minivan has drawn the highest possible overall safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The top score from NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program applies to 2016 model-year Golf, Golf GTI, Golf R and Golf SportWagen four-door models.
Additions to NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings program would include assessment of advanced technologies and reliance on more lifelike crash-test dummies.
The top score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration applies to both forward-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions.
The 2016-MY luxury sedan earns a 5-Star overall rating in NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program.
New federal legislation would require NHTSA to revise its 5-Star crashworthiness rating system so that active safety technology features factor into the overall score given to vehicle models.
The re-engineered SUV aces NHTSA’s frontal and side crash tests to qualify for the highest available overall safety score.