IIHS news release • September 19, 2023
Minivans don’t make the grade when it comes to rear-seat safety
Popular with parents, minivans ought to boast the safest second-row seating on the market.
Instead, they’re lagging behind.
None of the four minivans tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety earns an acceptable or good rating in the updated moderate overlap front crash test, which now emphasizes back seat safety. The Chrysler Pacifica, Kia Carnival and Toyota Sienna are rated marginal, while the Honda Odyssey is rated poor.
Full text of release at https://go.iihs.org/news-minivans-front
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