One of the many reasons SUVs and trucks appeal to so many car buyers is a perception of safety. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that you're safer in a car that's higher off the ground, even if in ...

It's not very often that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS debuts a new crash test, but as a lifelong crash test fan and automotive safety stickler, I'm excited to share more about ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) issued its last safety ratings of the year late Monday night for 20 new cars, including 16 that earned awards. Among the highest rated are four ...

The dangers of big SUVs have been around for years, but you might think that their safety ratings would be pretty good by now. The truth of the matter? At this point in time, only four large SUVs — as ...

The rollover problem has plagued Jeep for years. Now, says IIHS, it's one less thing to worry about in crashes.

IIHS launches a tougher whiplash test, and most small SUVs fall short. See which models passed, which failed, and why the new rules matter now. IIHS introduced a stricter whiplash prevention test to ...