Hyundai Sonata Safety Ratings

Are you searching for your next sedan and looking for an affordable and reliable vehicle? Take a look at the Hyundai Sonata safety ratings and discover how this could be one of the safest sedans currently on the market. See why the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) gave this vehicle amazing awards and ratings in their reviews. Learn more about this Hyundai’s safety ratings at Major World.

IIHS Top Safety Pick

While the IIHS’s criteria to get the coveted Top Safety Pick awards have become tougher over the past few years, the Sonata has been awarded with this amazing safety rating since 2013, even getting the Top Safety Pick+ award a number of times, as well. Over the past few years, the Hyundai Sonata has been awarded a Good score from the IIHS in these fields:

• Passenger-Side Small Overlap Front
• Driver-Side Small Overlap Front
• Side
• Moderate Overlap Front
• Head Restraints & Seats
• Roof Strength
• Headlights

The newest Hyundai Sonata models have also received top marks in terms of front crash prevention, making it even greater in terms of safety ratings.

NHTSA Safety Awards

Again, since 2013, the Hyundai Sonata has been receiving amazing safety ratings from the NHTSA. The NHTSA puts each vehicle it rates through a series of crash tests to determine if the vehicle is safe when put through different collisions. Let’s take a look at some of the ratings that the Sonata has gotten throughout the decade:

• 2013 Hyundai Sonata 5-Star Ratings:
  • Overall Side Test
  • Rollover Test
  • Front Driver Side Test
• 2015 Hyundai Sonata 5-Star Ratings:
  • Overall Front Test
  • Overall Side Test
  • Combined Side Barrier and Pole Tests
  • Overall Side Pole Test
  • Front Driver Side Test
  • Front Passenger Side Test
• 2018 Hyundai Sonata 5-Star Ratings:
  • Overall Front Test
  • Front Driver Side Test
  • Front Passenger Side Test
  • Side Barrier Test
  • Overall Side Pole Test

Hyundai Sonata Safety Features

As you can see from the amazing Hyundai Sonata safety ratings listed above, you’re well-protected against collisions whether you’re in Bronx or far from home. Here are some of the advanced safety features included in newer models of the Hyundai Sonata:

• Lane Change Assist
• Blind Spot Detection with Rear Cross-traffic Alert
• Lane Keep Assist
• Smart Cruise Control with Stop/Start Capability
• Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection
• Automatic High Beam Assist
• Headlights with Dynamic Bending Light

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