HMG gets 'most number of models honored' at 2025 IIHS Top Safety Awards

MANILA: Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) had the highest number of models awarded that went through the 2025 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test evaluations.

In a statement, the company shared that a total of 15 models on all its automotive marques (Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, and Genesis) earn either “Top Safety Pick or (TSP) or Top Safety Pick+ designations.

According to the group, this is the second consecutive year that the Group took the greatest number of IIHS safety awards.

Here are the results of the latest IIHS evaluations:

Company	Model (Model year 2025)	Award
Hyundai Motor Company (Seven models awarded TSP+)	Elantra (built after October 2024)	TSP+
	Sonata (built after November 2024)
	Ioniq 5
	Ioniq 6
	Kona
	Tucson
	Santa Fe (built after November 2024)
Genesis (Four models awarded TSP+, One model awarded TSP)	GV60	TSP+
	Electrified GV70
	GV70 (built after April 2024)
	GV80
	G90	TSP
Kia Corporation (Three models awarded TSP+)	K4 (built after January 2025)	TSP+
	EV9
	Telluride

As in the table above, almost all the Hyundai models that received the highest score are being retailed in the Philippines (except the Sonata).

Meanwhile, one of the three Kia models that got the TSP+ is already present locally.

For this year, the IIHS updated its crash test criteria by putting up more stringent requirements for second-row occupant protection.

“In the updated moderate overlap front test, dummies representing 12-year-old children or small female passengers are placed in the rear seats to assess injury risk more realistically. To qualify for a TSP+ rating, vehicles must now earn a “good” rating in this test, while a rating of “acceptable” is required for TSP,” HMG shared.

To earn a 2025 TSP or TSP+ rating, vehicles must also:

• Earn “good” ratings in both the small overlap front and updated side impact crash tests
• Receive at least an “acceptable” rating in daytime and nighttime pedestrian front crash prevention evaluations
• Be equipped, across all trim levels, with headlights rated “acceptable” or better

Also read:

Hyundai Ioniq 5 receives Top Safety Pick+ rating from IIHS

Hyundai Ioniq 6 gets top rating from IIHS

Hyundai receives TSP+ award anew with 2024 Ioniq 5

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