Cars With The Lowest NHTSA Rankings
This ranking list is calculated by totaling the overall scores in 4 categories given to a car by the NHTSA. Each category is weighted equally, so a car with 5 stars in each category (Overall, Front, Side, Rollover) earns the maximum 20 points.
1901. Kia Optima (2017)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1902. Kia Optima (2018)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1903. Kia Optima (2019)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1904. Kia Optima (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1905. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2017)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1906. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2018)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1907. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2019)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1908. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1909. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2021)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1910. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2022)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1911. Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2023)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1912. Nissan Maxima (2016)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1913. Nissan Maxima (2017)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1914. Nissan Maxima (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1915. Nissan Maxima (2021)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1916. Nissan Maxima (2022)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1917. Nissan Maxima (2023)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1918. Subaru Impreza (2017)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1919. Subaru Impreza (2018)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1920. Subaru Impreza (2019)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1921. Subaru Impreza (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1922. Subaru Impreza (2021)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1923. Subaru Impreza (2022)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1924. Subaru Impreza (2023)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1925. Subaru Impreza (2017)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1926. Subaru Impreza (2018)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1927. Subaru Impreza (2019)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1928. Subaru Impreza (2020)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1929. Subaru Impreza (2021)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1930. Subaru Impreza (2022)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1931. Subaru Impreza (2023)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1932. Subaru Impreza (2024)
4-door wagonSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1933. Subaru Legacy (2013)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideA
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1934. Subaru Legacy (2014)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideA
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1935. Subaru Legacy (2015)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1936. Subaru Legacy (2016)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1937. Subaru Legacy (2017)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1938. Subaru Legacy (2018)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1939. Subaru Legacy (2019)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1940. Subaru Legacy (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1941. Subaru Legacy (2021)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1942. Subaru Legacy (2022)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1943. Subaru Legacy (2023)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1944. Subaru Legacy (2024)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1945. Subaru WRX (2020)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1946. Subaru WRX (2021)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1947. Subaru WRX (2022)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1948. Subaru WRX (2023)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1949. Tesla Model 3 (2018)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★
1950. Tesla Model 3 (2019)
4-door sedanSCORE: 20/20
IIHS Test Ratings
- Small overlap front: driver-sideG
- Small overlap front: passenger-sideG
- Moderate overlap front: original testG
- Side: original testG
NHTSA Test Ratings
- Overall safety rating★★★★★
- Front crash overall rating★★★★★
- Side crash overall rating★★★★★
- Rollover overall rating★★★★★