Tesla Model 3 Scores Yet Another IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating

The Tesla Model 3 has retained its stellar safety rating from the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), earning the organization’s rare Top Safety Pick+ award for 2020. The announcement was shared by the electric car maker and the safety group on their official Twitter accounts.

Not a lot of vehicles receive the IIHS’ Top Safety Pick+ rating. To earn the award, vehicles must have “Good” scores in the driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint tests. “Good” ratings are also required for the vehicle’s headlights, a metric that is particularly challenging for many carmakers. Even the first iterations of the Tesla Model S and the Chevy Bolt, for example, were given a “Poor” rating by the agency since their headlights were so bright, they could blind other drivers.

carloslassiter - 3/5/2020 11:57:24 AM

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Whatever happened with that Taycan that detonated? Shouldn't we qet a bunch more articles and incessant whining about it in the comments section ?

valhallakey - 3/5/2020 10:52:38 PM

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Wow who would have guessed, an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating! I guess we will see a lot of people posting here about the great job Tesla did to get this rating since it seems so coveted and authoritative on this board.