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The 39 Safest Cars for 2014

December 26, 2013

If you're in the market for a new car, you'll want to make sure to read this -- the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced the 39 vehicles that made the list for its 2014 Safety Awards.

According to the IIHS, 22 of those vehicles earned their highest safety award for 2014 -- "Top Safety Pick+" -- due to their high level of crash protection and availability of technology to help avoid collisions in the first place. Another 17 earned "Top Safety Pick" by meeting their "crashworthiness" criteria. Additionally, the IIHS used new criteria for their awards this year, including tests for roof strength and overlaps on the front and sides.

Below are this year's winners, which include the Honda Civic, Ford Focus, Toyota Prius and Hyundai Elantra. For those wondering why the Tesla Model S is not on the list, that's because IIHS typically does not test high-end luxury/sports cars.

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2014 Top Safety Pick+

Category	Vehicle
Small Cars	Honda Civic 4-door
	Mazda 3 (built after Oct 2013)
	Toyota Prius (built after Nov 2013)
Midsize Moderately Priced Cars	Ford Fusion
	Honda Accord 2-door
	Honda Accord 4-door
	Mazda 6
	Subaru Legacy
	Subaru Outback
Midsize Luxury/Near-Luxury Cars	Infiniti Q50
	Lincoln MKZ
	Volvo S60
Large Luxury Cars	Acura RL
	Volvo S80
Small SUVs	Mazda CX-5 (Built after Oct 2013)
	Mitsubishi Outlander
	Subaru Forester
Midsize SUVs	Toyota Highlander
Midsize Luxury SUVs	Acura MDX
	Mercedes-Benz M-Class (Built after Aug 2013)
	Volvo XC60
Minivan	Honda Odyssey

2014 Top Safety Pick

Category	Vehicle
Minicar	Chevrolet Spark
Small Cars	Dodge Dart
	Ford Focus
	Honda Civic 2-door
	Hyundai Elantra
	Scion tC
	Subaru Impreza
	Subaru XV Crosstrek
Midsize Moderately-Priced Cars	Chrysler 200 4-door
	Dodge Avenger
	Kia Optima
	Nissan Altima
	Toyota Camry (Built after Nov 2013)
	Volkswagen Passat
Midsize Luxury/Near-Luxury Cars	Acura TL
Small SUV	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
Midsize Luxury SUV	Volvo SX90

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