The consumer magazine Consumer Reports ranked the safest cars for rear passengers. The resource examined models that are now sold new in the US market.
The rating is based on six criteria:
the presence of a reminder of unfastened seat belts,
headrest design,
the presence of advanced head restraints with protection against whiplash,
the convenience of fastening child seats,
ease of installation of the booster,
passenger warnings.
“When evaluating the rear seats, you need to take into account the passengers who use them - these are children, teenagers, adults, the elderly. Our analysis showed that many automakers are not paying enough attention to rear passenger safety devices,” says Emily Thomas, automotive safety engineer at Consumer Reports.
Among the cars of the 2021 model year, the best in the ranking are:
full-size van Toyota Sienna - 69 points out of 100 possible,
crossover Nissan Rogue / X-Trail of the new generation - 66 points,
crossover Ford Bronco Sport - 61 points.
Among the cars of the 2022 model year, the following are recognized as the best:
mid-size crossover Nissan Pathfinder - 66 points,
compact Honda Civic - 66 points,
mid-size crossover Mitsubishi Outlander - 52 points.
The worst car in the ranking of the 2021 model year was the Genesis G80 business class sedan - 24 points, for the 2022 model year - the Volkswagen Taos compact crossover (31 points).
Minivan Toyota topped the ranking of the safest cars for rear passengers
